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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Kentucky 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 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 7 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$89.13$54.95 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$138 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $89 to $347Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $50 to $166
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $209professional $89

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
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
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $93.33 · 47th 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.