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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 October 2026.

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

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 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 $282 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$54.95 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$158 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,288Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $51 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $129

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$125.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$129

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.