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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $100 to $170
$50$100$200$500professional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota 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.

Washington, DC· 20th of 51

$138

MN $275RI $87.10

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.