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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 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$25.70$25.70 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$39.81 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $158Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $40
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $62professional $26

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
$31.62
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$52.48

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $33.11 · 32nd 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.