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Western Blot Protein Test

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$16.98$13.18 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.98 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $17

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
$13.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$34.67
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $20.42 · 23rd 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.