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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Pennsylvania 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$21.38$20.42 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$66.07 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $65 to $214Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65
$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$173.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$21.38

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.