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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Rhode Island 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $37.15.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $28 to $72Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 40th of 51

$26.30

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.