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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Kansas 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$166$115 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$83.18 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $83 to $132Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $78 to $759
$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 27th of 51

$126

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.