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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $132.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $69 to $219
$50$100$200$500professional $105

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Minnesota than in Texas. 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.

Maryland· 32nd of 51

$105

MN $269TX $87.10

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.