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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

South Dakota 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $309.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $302Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $331
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $195professional $191

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
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 17th of 51

$191

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.