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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Ohio 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$17.78$17.38 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$46.77 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $26 to $69Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$20$50$100facility $69professional $18

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$17.78

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.