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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88344

A tissue sample is treated with a specialized combination staining technique in the lab to help identify specific characteristics of the cells present, such as markers that support a cancer diagnosis. This version reflects a more complex, combination-stain method rather than a single individual stain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $550 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$331$120 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$380 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $316 to $955Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $91 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $331

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$417

AK $417AL $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.