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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 October 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$16.22 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$36.31 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $27 to $49Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50
$10$20$50facility $36professional $28

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
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$54.95

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$33.11

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.