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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88361

A pathologist uses image-analysis software to measure how strongly a single special stain lit up in a tissue sample taken during a biopsy or surgery, such as a hormone-receptor or growth-protein marker used to guide cancer treatment. The computer assistance gives a more precise, repeatable score than reading the slide by eye alone. It is typically done after a tumor sample has already been stained, to help decide which therapies are likely to work.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$129 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$204 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,586Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $60 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $479professional $200

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$7,585.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$316

AK $316AL $70.79

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.