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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

Wisconsin 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 12 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$240$120 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$170 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $631Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $95 to $741
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $240

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
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$346.74
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$128.82
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$416.87

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 6th of 51

$240

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.