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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86335

This laboratory test separates and analyzes different proteins in a body fluid sample, such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid, using an electrical field and a specialized electrophoresis technique to produce a detailed pattern showing the types and relative amounts of specific proteins present. It is a more advanced technique than a basic protein separation test and is used to investigate certain immune or protein-related conditions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$25.70$17.78 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $25Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$20$50$100$200facility $15professional $26

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
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$15.14

AK $66.07AL $15.14

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.