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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 October 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$11.48 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$47.86 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $21 to $126Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $19

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
$20.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$30.20

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.