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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 October 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$10.23 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$19.50 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Arkansas· 24th of 51

$19.50

KS $48.98NJ $13.18

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.