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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

North Carolina 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $234.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $72 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $117

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
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$117

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.