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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Ohio 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 8 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$20.89$17.78 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$54.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $30 to $81Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42
$20$50$100facility $81professional $21

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$20.89

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.