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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 July 2026.

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

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $30.20.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $26Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $30
$20$50facility $26professional $20

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$20.42

WY $50.12NE $17.38

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.