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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 July 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 5 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$25.12$21.88 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$22.91 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $138Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $32
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $32professional $25

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
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$26.92

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.