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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Colorado 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$24.55 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$47.86 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $20 to $120Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $34

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
$26.30
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$58.88
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
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.76

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$53.70

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.