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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

North Dakota 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $380.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $100 to $309Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $132 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $123professional $347

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$309

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.