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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

Nebraska 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $229 from a hospital or other facility.

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$191$120 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$174 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $155 to $603Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $112 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$263.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$204

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.