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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

New York 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 9 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$19.05$14.79 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$18.20 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $36Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$61.66
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$144.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70

Where New York 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.

New York· 37th of 51

$19.05

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.