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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 July 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $363.

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 $363 · 10th to 90th $123 to $389Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $107 to $437
$100$200$500facility $363professional $162

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 23rd 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.