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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Vermont 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$135 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$178 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $178 to $219Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $257
$100$200$500facility $178professional $178

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$178

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.