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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88372

A laboratory technique that separates the proteins in a tissue sample by size and then uses a specific probe to pick out and identify one of the separated bands. It shows whether a particular protein is present and whether it is the expected size. It is used when a diagnosis depends on identifying one specific protein in a sample of tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $112 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$21.88 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$89.13 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $72 to $309Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $17 to $62
$20$50$100$200facility $112professional $47

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$79.43

AK $79.43FL $20.89

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.