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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Minnesota 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$33.88$27.54 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$41.69 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $28 to $490Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $20 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $34

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
$27.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service + 53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.08

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$42.66

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.