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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Montana 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$234$129 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$182 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $295Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $55 to $240
$100$200$500facility $234professional $234

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$218.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$234

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.