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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Tennessee 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $162.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,072Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $83 to $288
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,072professional $129

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
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$229.09

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 40th of 51

$129

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.