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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Delaware 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 4 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$26.92$24.55 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$30.20 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $25 to $309Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $87
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $263professional $27

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
$24.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $34.67 · 27th 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.