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Western Blot Protein Test

Arkansas 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 4 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$14.13$12.88 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$19.50 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $37Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $14

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $20.42 · 18th 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.