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Western Blot Protein Test

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 8 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$21.38$16.98 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$16.98 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $45Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $21

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
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th of 51

$22.39

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.