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Western Blot Protein Test

Michigan 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$16.22$16.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$16.22 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $16professional $16

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
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $16.22 · 38th 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.