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Protein Identification in Tissue by Western Blot

Virginia 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$15.14 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$16.98 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $16 to $117Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $31professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$117.49
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.47

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$23.44

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.