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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$15.14$13.18 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$26.92 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $20 to $93Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $15

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
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 51st of 51

$18.20

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.