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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $29 to $135Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $302
$50$100$200facility $105professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Arkansas· 34th of 51

$145

WY $331RI $91.20

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.