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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 July 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 8 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$48.98$24.55 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$48.98 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $27 to $407Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $18 to $178
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $89professional $49

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
$89.13
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $64.57 · 7th 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.