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Western Blot Protein Test

Maine 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$16.98$13.80 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$16.98 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $174Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74

Where Maine 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.

Maine $16.98 · 35th 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.