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Western Blot Protein Test

South Dakota 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$28.18$13.18 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$31.62 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $35Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $47
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $28

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
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $33.88 · 1st 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.