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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 October 2026.

How much does Procalcitonin Blood Test cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$40.74$30.90 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$44.67 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $19 to $200Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $41

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
$19.05
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$45.71

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.