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Western Blot Protein Test

Kentucky 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 6 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$13.49$8.32 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$13.80 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $48
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $13

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
$13.80
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $13.80 · 47th 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.