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Western Blot Protein Test

Nebraska 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$12.88$11.22 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$21.38 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $11 to $204Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $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
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $25.70 · 6th 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.