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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 July 2026.

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

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $195.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $123 to $263Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $295
$100$200facility $182professional $132

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$229.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$263.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 38th of 51

$132

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.