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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$36.31$33.88 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$38.90 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $36 to $123Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $25 to $112
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $44professional $36

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
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Montana 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.

Montana $38.90 · 15th 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.