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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 88314

This laboratory service applies a special staining technique to a tissue sample that has been rapidly frozen and prepared, often during surgery, to highlight specific structures or substances under the microscope. It helps a pathologist identify features that aren't visible with routine staining alone. The results contribute to same-day findings when time-sensitive information is needed during an operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$75.86 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$66.07 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $51 to $95Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $50 to $112
$50$100facility $66professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.0 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$85.11

AK $234AL $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.