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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Arkansas 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$22.39$16.22 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.90 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $31 to $42Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10$20$50facility $32professional $22

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 19th of 51

$30.90

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.