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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 October 2026.

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

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$148 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$182 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $182 to $288Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $195professional $195

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
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 21st of 51

$195

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.