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Western Blot Protein Test

Oklahoma 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$12.88$10.00 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.98 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $25professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $22.39 · 10th 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.