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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 July 2026.

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

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $309.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $71 to $398
$100$200$500professional $120

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
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$120

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.