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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Iowa 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 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$120$83.18 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$141 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $537Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $68 to $251
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $209professional $120

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $120 · 27th 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.