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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Louisiana 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$17.38 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$30.90 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $31 to $107Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39
$20$50$100facility $38professional $25

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
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$30.90

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.