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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Alabama 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$22.91 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $43Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $41
$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 11th of 51

$41.69

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.