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Western Blot Protein Test

North Dakota 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$28.84$15.85 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$12.02 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $29

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $28.84 · 4th 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.