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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Minnesota 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$25.12$20.89 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$20.89 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $21 to $155Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $62
$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $25

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 18th of 51

$25.12

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.