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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$19.05 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$33.11 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $33 to $46Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $46
$20$50facility $34professional $30

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 19th of 51

$33.11

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.