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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Arkansas 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$30.90$25.12 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$30.20 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $27 to $41Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $16 to $55
$10$20$50facility $30professional $31

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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$30.20

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.