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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Connecticut 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$93.33 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$74.13 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $56 to $245Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $62 to $269
$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $148

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$239.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$129

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.