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Additional Special Marker Stain On A Tissue Sample

Connecticut 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$123$75.86 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$51.29 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $39 to $166Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $56 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $65professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,096.48
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$112

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.