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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Connecticut 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$20.42$14.79 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$33.11 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46
$20$50$100facility $42professional $20

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$67.61
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
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
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$30.20

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.