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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Utah 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $355.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $79 to $380
$50$100$200professional $234

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 9th of 51

$234

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.