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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

New York rates for HCPCS 88358

A pathologist measures features of the tumor cells on a slide — their size and shape and how much DNA they contain — and reports the findings as figures rather than as a written impression. The results help judge how aggressive the tumor is likely to behave.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Measurement Study of Tumor Cells cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $115 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$52.48 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$110 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $71 to $195Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $39 to $245
$20$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$263.03
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 31st of 51

$110

WY $269RI $64.57

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.