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Western Blot Protein Test

Idaho 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$15.85 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$17.38 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $87Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33
$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
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$64.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $19.50 · 26th 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.