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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 October 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $398 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$91.20 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$123 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $91 to $240
$100$200$500facility $398professional $158

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$174

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.