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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $148.

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 $74 to $200
$100$200professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$295.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$107.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st 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.