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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

New Jersey 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $13,804 to $16,218Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $16,218professional $135

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 36th of 51

$135

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.