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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 October 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$13.80 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$27.54 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $71Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $18

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 35th of 51

$23.99

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.