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Procalcitonin Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$19.05$16.22 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$21.88 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $20 to $117Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $19

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
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$21.88

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.