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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Oregon 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 8 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$151$135 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$95.50 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $59 to $275Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $112 to $389
$2$10$50$200facility $145professional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$151

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.