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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$31.62$20.89 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$36.31 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $27 to $437Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $55
$20$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $32

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
$28.84
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$54.95

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$48.98

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.