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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

South Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$70.79 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$105 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $76 to $324Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $52 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $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
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$117

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.