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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 July 2026.

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

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 9 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$16.98 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$21.38 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $54Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $55
$20$50$100facility $22professional $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
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$66.07
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$151.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 33rd of 51

$22.39

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.