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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

New Mexico 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $234.

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 $257 · 10th to 90th $191 to $302Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $58 to $234
$50$100$200facility $257professional $209

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
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 14th of 51

$209

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.