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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$18.20 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$40.74 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $25 to $135Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $170
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $85professional $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
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 22nd of 51

$40.74

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.