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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 July 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$16.22$12.88 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$25.70 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $15 to $174Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $55professional $16

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
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 19th of 51

$20.42

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.