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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Maine 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $141 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$174$138 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$141 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $141 to $24,547Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $71 to $389
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $141professional $174

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$24,547.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$170

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.