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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Kansas 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$26.30 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$27.54 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $25 to $66Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $309
$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 20th of 51

$35.48

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.