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Western Blot Protein Test

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $16.98 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 5 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$13.80 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.98 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $16 to $51Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $17professional $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
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $15.85 · 41st 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.