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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Louisiana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $195.

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 $162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $166Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $295
$100$200facility $162professional $178

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$178

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.