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Specialized Tissue Stain for Cancer Markers

West Virginia 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 5 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$89.13$83.18 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$224 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $676Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $76 to $112
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $275professional $89

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
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$389.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $224 · 3rd 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.