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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 October 2026.

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

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $178 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$100 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$148 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $87 to $550Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $65 to $219
$100$200$500facility $178professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$126

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.