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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

South 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$191$166 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$93.33 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $316Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $89 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $135professional $191

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$191

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.