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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$29.51$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$18.20 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $123Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $35
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $30professional $30

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
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $29.51 · 46th of 51
NE $75.86DC $25.70

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.