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Additional Special Marker Stain On A Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88341

This covers an additional specialized stain applied to a tissue sample to detect a specific marker, beyond the first such stain already performed. These stains use targeted markers to help identify particular cell types or characteristics that support a diagnosis, often for conditions like cancer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Additional Special Marker Stain On A Tissue Sample cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$69.18 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$347 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $174 to $525Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $62 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $129

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$347

AK $347AL $58.88

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.