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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Indiana 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$91.20$85.11 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$52.48 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $38 to $145Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $63 to $158
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $71professional $91

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
$91.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $91.20 · 48th 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.