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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Arkansas 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$26.30$23.44 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$36.31 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $33 to $166Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $22 to $66
$20$50$100facility $46professional $26

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
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 9th of 51

$45.71

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.