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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Maryland 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $26.30.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51
$20$50$100professional $21

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$21.38

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.