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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$25.70$20.42 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$25.70 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $132Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $26

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
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$169.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 31st of 51

$26.92

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.