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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

New Jersey 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$18.20$17.78 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$75.86 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $31 to $21,878Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $35
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $18

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$97.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$21.88

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.