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Western Blot Protein Test

Tennessee 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 5 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$12.88 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.13 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $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
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$13.49

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.