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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Nevada 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$100$70.79 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$155 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $138 to $363Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $58 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $100

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$416.87

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 42nd of 51

$135

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.