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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Illinois 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$21.38 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$52.48 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $30 to $204Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $30

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
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$36.31

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.