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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $398.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $269 to $407Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $224 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $295

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$302

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.