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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Georgia 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $191.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $43 to $209Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $71 to $282
$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $155

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 26th of 51

$155

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.