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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $28.84.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $36
$20$50professional $29

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th 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.