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Western Blot Protein Test

Minnesota 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$21.38$16.98 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $138Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $21

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
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $21.88 · 13th 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.