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Special Stain Applied To A Rapidly Prepared Tissue Sample

Utah 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$61.66$51.29 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$77.62 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $60 to $135Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $42 to $115
$20$50$100facility $78professional $62

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$61.66

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.