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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

New York 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$15.85 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$25.70 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $98Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $25

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
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$66.07
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$34.67
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
2 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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.47

Where New York 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 York· 43rd of 51

$25.70

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.