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Computer-Assisted Tissue Stain Measurement

Rhode Island 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $309 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$95.50 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$178 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $158 to $468Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224
$100$200$500facility $309professional $117

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 37th of 51

$117

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.