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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 October 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$251 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$166 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $195professional $295

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$295

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.