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Procalcitonin Blood Test

North Dakota 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$45.71$31.62 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$97.72 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $26 to $229Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $19 to $170
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $162professional $46

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
$25.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Dakota $54.95 · 10th of 51
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.