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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Colorado 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$209$132 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$170 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,380Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $79 to $562
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $209

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
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$269.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$229

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.