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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Oklahoma 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$74.13 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$72.44 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $62 to $363Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,072
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $105professional $162

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
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 50th of 51

$115

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.