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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 October 2026.

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

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$126$56.23 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$339 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,259Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $34 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $741professional $126

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
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 40th of 51

$145

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.