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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

New Mexico 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$107$77.62 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$182 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $123 to $692Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $39 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $107

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
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$123

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.