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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$107 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$138 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $91 to $741Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $107 to $537
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $170professional $191

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $178 · 9th of 51
WI $251AL $89.13

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.