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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

North Carolina 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $138.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $83 to $170
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $93

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
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$93.33

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.