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Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue

West Virginia 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 5 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$129$112 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$263 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,862Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $110 to $158
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$660.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 12th of 51

$219

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.