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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

Vermont 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $178 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$129 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$112 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $339Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $195
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $148

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$148

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.