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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Michigan 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $209.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $251 to $282Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $105 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $282professional $151

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 24th of 51

$162

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.