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Western Blot Protein Test

West Virginia 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.00 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$16.60 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $14 to $72Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $63
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $33professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.99

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$15.85

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.