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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Nebraska 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$162 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$182 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $155 to $603Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,072
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $282

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
$102.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$269

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.