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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$34.67$29.51 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$64.57 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $28 to $224Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $35

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
$27.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $36.31 · 22nd 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.