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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Mississippi 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$74.13 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$148 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $282Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209
$50$100$200facility $148professional $138

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
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$148

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.