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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Ohio 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$75.86 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$162 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $129 to $550Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $59 to $234
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $129

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
$128.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$158.49
Aultcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$169.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$575.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$54.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$87.10

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$132

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.