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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Iowa 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$74.13 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$191 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $112 to $457Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $59 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $170

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
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$170

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.