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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Utah 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $151.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $46 to $182
$50$100$200professional $85

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$288.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$85.11

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.