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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Delaware 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $158.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $148 to $501Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $71 to $158
$100$200$500facility $178professional $110

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 31st of 51

$148

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.