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Western Blot Protein Test

Georgia 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 7 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$13.80$11.22 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$16.98 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $34
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $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
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $15.85 · 40th 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.