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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Washington, DC 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $151.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $178
$50$100$200$500professional $151

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
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$151

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.