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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$38.90$26.30 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$42.66 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $39 to $89Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52
$20$50$100facility $58professional $39

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th 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.