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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

Oregon 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$120 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$93.33 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $380Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $95 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $214

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 20th of 51

$158

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.