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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88346

This laboratory service applies a special fluorescent stain to a tissue sample removed during a biopsy or surgery, using an antibody that targets one specific protein marker and glows under a specialized microscope. Pathologists use the resulting pattern to help identify the exact type of a tumor or other tissue abnormality.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$102 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$468 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $288 to $933Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $87 to $603
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $603professional $135

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$309

AK $309AL $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.