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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$95.50 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$141 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $129 to $309Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $63 to $209
$100$200facility $195professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 33rd 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.