go back

Procalcitonin Blood Test

Iowa 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 Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$26.92$16.60 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$31.62 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $27 to $76Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $66
$20$50$100facility $42professional $27

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
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st 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.