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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Indiana 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 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 $26.30 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$26.30$21.38 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$15.85 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $79Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $66
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $26professional $26

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
$38.90
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$26.30

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.