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Additional Special Marker Stain On A Tissue Sample

West Virginia 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$52.48 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$66.07 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $66 to $191Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $41 to $138
$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $85

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
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$323.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$83.18

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.