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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Kansas 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$29.51$17.78 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$40.74 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $40 to $65Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $30

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
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
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
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$40.74

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.