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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Rhode Island 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $195 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$79.43 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$115 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $102 to $468Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $79 to $195
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$135

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.