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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Kentucky 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$117$70.79 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$115 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $49 to $525Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $52 to $355
$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $117

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$120

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.