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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

North Dakota 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 5 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$48.98$29.51 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$27.54 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $20 to $245Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $25 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $186professional $49

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
$20.42
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $50.12 · 7th 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.