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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Washington 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $275 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$141 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$174 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,445Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $91 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $209

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
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 13th of 51

$209

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.