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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Mississippi 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$89.13$60.26 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$56.23 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $56 to $62Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $38 to $151
$50$100$200facility $56professional $89

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
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
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 49th of 51

$63.10

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.