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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Georgia 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$19.50$14.45 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$28.84 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $19 to $65Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $19

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
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$61.66
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
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.75

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 40th of 51

$25.70

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.