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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Oregon 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 8 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$126$112 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$126 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $79 to $269Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $85 to $282
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $162professional $126

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
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$245.47

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $135 · 18th 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.