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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Multi-Stain Lab Test On Tissue cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $138 from a hospital or other facility.

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$155$93.33 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$138 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $138 to $832Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $76 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $138professional $155

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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$660.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$155

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.