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Western Blot Protein Test

New Hampshire 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$18.20$10.96 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$23.99 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $98Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $18

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
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$63.10

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

New Hampshire· 8th of 51

$23.99

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.