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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

New Jersey 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$110$77.62 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$155 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $93 to $20,417Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $71 to $219
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $437professional $110

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
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$173.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$112

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.