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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Montana 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$191 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$275 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $537Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $105 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $275

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
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$275

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.