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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

New Mexico 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$107$72.44 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$145 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $123 to $708Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $36 to $224
$50$100$200$500facility $372professional $107

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
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 31st of 51

$120

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.