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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Kentucky 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$102$47.86 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$91.20 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $44 to $219Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $26 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $102

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
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$105

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.