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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

North Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$120$93.33 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$77.62 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $33 to $178Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $91 to $234
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $95professional $120

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
$33.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $117 · 29th 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.