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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

New Hampshire 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$155 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$389 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,175Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $98 to $550
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $229

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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$125.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$275

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.