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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84145

Measures procalcitonin, a substance that climbs sharply in the blood during a serious bacterial infection while staying low in most viral illnesses. It helps doctors judge how likely a bacterial infection is, how severe it is, and whether antibiotics can safely be stopped as a patient improves. It is often repeated so the trend can be followed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 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$61.66$31.62 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$19.95 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $195Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $27 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $27professional $62

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$61.66

SD $162DC $20.42

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.