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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Iowa 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$20.42 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$38.90 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $24 to $182Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $50
$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $26

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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 51

$26.30

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.