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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 4 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$22.39$21.38 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$31.62 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $27 to $447Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $81
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $120professional $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
$26.92
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $81.28 · 3rd of 51
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.