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Western Blot Protein Test

Florida 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 8 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$14.79$14.13 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$18.20 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $15 to $85Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $43professional $15

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
$15.49
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.47
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$131.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98

Where Florida 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.

Florida $15.49 · 42nd 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.