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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

Vermont 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$120 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$52.48 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $52 to $741Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $89 to $234
$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $145

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$457.09

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 31st of 51

$129

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.