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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 July 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$13.49$12.88 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$21.38 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $14 to $245Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $16
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $151professional $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
$13.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $13.80 · 48th 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.