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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Arizona 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$72.44$54.95 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$72.44 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $39 to $251Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $52 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $72

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
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
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$97.72

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.