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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Indiana 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$69.18$34.67 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$91.20 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $42 to $437Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $35 to $138
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $145professional $69

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$107.15
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
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
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$69.18

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.