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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Arizona 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$13.18 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$25.70 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $17 to $81Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $40
$10$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $18

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
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 43rd of 51

$25.12

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.