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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 July 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$21.88$20.89 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$33.11 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $31 to $251Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $42
$10$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $22

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
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$41.69

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.