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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Georgia 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 July 2026.

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

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $115.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $35 to $148
$20$50$100$200professional $87

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$398.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$144.54

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Delaware. 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$87.10

WY $195DE $54.95

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.