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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$16.98$11.48 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$26.92 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $81Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $27professional $17

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
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$20.89

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.