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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

North Dakota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$240 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$89.13 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $89 to $240Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $89professional $282

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
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$240

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.