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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 5 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$23.44$16.60 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$32.36 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $26 to $240Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500facility $52professional $23

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
$26.30
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$35.48

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.