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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Minnesota 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$214$120 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$182 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $112 to $955Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $91 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $251professional $214

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
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
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
$112.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $219 · 4th 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.