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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 8 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$42.66$17.78 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$60.26 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $27 to $355Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $16 to $178
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $132professional $43

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
$26.92
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$54.95

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $77.62 · 4th 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.