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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Michigan 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $33.11.

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

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $46Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46
$20$50$100facility $32professional $25

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$25.12

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.