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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Colorado 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 7 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$25.12$22.39 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$32.36 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $22 to $148Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $33
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $76professional $25

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
$21.38
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $30.20 · 39th 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.