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Western Blot Protein Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84181

A laboratory test that uses a technique called a Western blot to detect a specific protein in a sample of blood or other body fluid. It is often used to confirm the results of an earlier screening test, such as one used to check for a particular infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$21.88 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$16.22 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $120Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $16professional $41

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $21.88 · 12th of 51
SD $33.88MD $12.88

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.