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Western Blot Protein Test

Nevada 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$13.80$12.88 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$14.45 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $27professional $14

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
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.15
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $14.45 · 45th 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.