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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Colorado 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$112 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$117 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $69 to $912Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $59 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$186

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.