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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Oregon 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$26.92$24.55 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$26.30 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $93Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $35professional $27

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th of 51

$28.84

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.