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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Nebraska 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$26.30 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$66.07 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $46 to $525Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500facility $269professional $33

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
$17.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$47.86

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.