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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Missouri 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$61.66 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$93.33 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $71 to $389Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $43 to $631
$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $107

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
$21.38
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
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
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$120

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.