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Western Blot Protein Test

Alabama 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 5 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$16.22$14.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.49 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20$50facility $18professional $16

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
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.45

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$16.98

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.