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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 July 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 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$16.60 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$26.92 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $27 to $295Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$20$50$100$200$500facility $55professional $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
$81.28
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 45th of 51

$26.92

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.