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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Oregon 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$155 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$151 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $71 to $447Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $105 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $263

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
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$467.74

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th of 51

$263

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.