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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

North Carolina 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$120 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$129 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $48 to $363Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $105 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $129

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
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$129

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.