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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

Virginia 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$15.85 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$18.62 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $16 to $120Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $43
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $33professional $20

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
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$22.39

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.