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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Missouri 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$132$97.72 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$117 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $98 to $195Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $79 to $269
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $158professional $132

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
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
$75.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $132 · 21st 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.