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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 July 2026.

How much does Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$22.39$20.89 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$22.91 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $58Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $42
$20$50$100$200facility $23professional $22

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
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$22.91

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.