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Tissue Marker Measurement, Manual Method

South Dakota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$182 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$123 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $288Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $85 to $295
$100$200$500facility $145professional $209

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$213.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$191

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.