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Immunofluorescence Stain, Single Antibody

West Virginia 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$129$69.18 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$138 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $110 to $355Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $204
$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $129

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$501.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$109.65

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 24th of 51

$141

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.