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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Kentucky 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$30.90$17.78 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$30.20 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $22 to $51Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $47
$20$50$100facility $32professional $31

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
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$144.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 9th of 51

$30.90

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.