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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Pennsylvania 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$18.20$17.38 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$54.95 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$147.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$18.20

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.