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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Mississippi 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$46.77$28.18 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$35.48 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $47Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $21 to $66
$20$50$100facility $35professional $47

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
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$66.07

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$39.81

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.