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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $398 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$91.20 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$219 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $123 to $398Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $91 to $269
$100$200facility $398professional $91

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$91.20

WY $331RI $91.20

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.