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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 4 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$107$95.50 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$182 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $148 to $933Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $95 to $240
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $282professional $107

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
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $107 · 39th 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.