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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88360

A laboratory applies a specialized staining technique to a tissue sample that highlights specific proteins on cells, helping pathologists identify particular cancer markers or characteristics. A specialist visually examines and interprets the stained sample under a microscope. This test can help confirm a diagnosis or guide treatment decisions for certain cancers.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$166$123 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$331 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $224 to $741Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $76 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $166

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
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.4 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

$457

AK $457AL $61.66

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.