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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

South Carolina 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $170.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $263Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$50$100$200facility $155professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$123

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.