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Western Blot Protein Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$13.80 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$16.98 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $126Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$100$1Kfacility $26professional $14

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.02
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$24.55
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$16.98

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.