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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 October 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$10.23 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$30.20 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $10 to $129Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.88

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nebraska· 47th of 51

$13.80

KS $48.98NJ $13.18

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.