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Special Enzyme Stain On A Tissue Sample

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88319

A tissue sample is treated with a special chemical stain designed to detect specific enzyme-related substances within the cells, and a pathologist interprets the stained sample and provides a written report. This goes beyond the routine staining used to prepare a standard tissue sample, targeting a particular chemical characteristic of the tissue. It can help identify or confirm specific types of tissue changes that aren't visible with standard staining alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Special Enzyme Stain On A Tissue Sample cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $135.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $55 to $135
$50$100$200professional $87

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
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in North Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$87.10

ND $263KY $79.43

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.