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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Maryland 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $155.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $65 to $275
$50$100$200professional $132

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 23rd of 51

$132

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.