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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Indiana 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $120 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$129 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$56.23 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $35 to $282Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $71 to $209
$50$100$200facility $120professional $129

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$129

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.