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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 7 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$20.89$19.95 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$46.77 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $26 to $234Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $30
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 40th of 51

$31.62

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.