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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Connecticut 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$112 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$87.10 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $65 to $282Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $79 to $363
$100$200$500facility $110professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$870.96
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$148

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.