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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Michigan 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$36.31$28.18 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$26.30 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $95Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $24 to $48
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $36

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
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 17th of 51

$34.67

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.