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Western Blot Protein Test

New Mexico 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$10.47 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$29.51 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $15 to $166Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $79professional $17

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 15th of 51

$21.38

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.