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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Rhode Island 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 4 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$64.57$57.54 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$107 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $79 to $195Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $58 to $195
$50$100$200facility $195professional $65

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$64.57

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.