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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

North Carolina 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$26.30$22.91 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$20.89 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $120Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $89
$20$50$100facility $52professional $26

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
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$26.30

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.