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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88371

Separates the proteins in a tissue sample by size on a gel, transfers them to a membrane, and reports on the protein of interest. It is used when a doctor needs to know whether a particular protein is present, missing, or the wrong size, for example in the work-up of some muscle diseases. The result includes the pathologist's written interpretation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 8 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$22.39$19.05 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.11 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $22 to $178Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $48
$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $22

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$22.39

WY $41.69NE $14.79

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.