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Tissue Marker Measurement, Manual Method

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 88369

This laboratory service is an additional measurement performed on a tissue sample already being analyzed under a microscope, with a pathologist visually counting and scoring the result rather than using computer-assisted image analysis, to quantify how much of a specific marker is present. It's used to help characterize a tumor in more detail and can guide decisions about treatment. It's billed in addition to the main tissue analysis rather than as a stand-alone test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tissue Marker Measurement, Manual Method cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$44.67 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$72.44 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $32 to $204Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $31 to $302
$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $66

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
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$69.18

AK $269AL $58.88

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.