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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$13.49 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.20 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $32Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $20

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
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Minnesota than in Georgia. 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$18.62

MN $89.13GA $18.20

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.