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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$69.18 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$110 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $81 to $355Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $45 to $186
$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $107

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$117

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.