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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $117 to $214Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $117 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $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
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 27th 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.