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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$26.92$23.44 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$79.43 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $19 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $148professional $27

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
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$89.13

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.