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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 July 2026.

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

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 4 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$23.44$21.88 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$53.70 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $31 to $145Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $22 to $35
$20$50$100facility $68professional $23

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
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$23.44

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.