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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$13.18 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$22.91 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $49Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $21

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
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$21.88

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.