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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Tennessee 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 6 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$112$87.10 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$54.95 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $28 to $776Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $76 to $209
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $759professional $112

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $112 · 33rd 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.