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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Kentucky 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 6 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$31.62$20.89 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$35.48 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $25 to $55Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $52
$20$50$100facility $41professional $32

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 11th of 51

$33.11

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.