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Protein Analysis Of Tissue By Blotting

Rhode Island 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 4 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$22.39$21.38 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$52.48 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $30 to $141Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $38
$20$50$100facility $66professional $22

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
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$45.71

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$22.39

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.