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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 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$23.99$23.99 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$37.15 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $27 to $174Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $32
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $24

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
$26.92
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 44th of 51

$26.92

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.