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Procalcitonin Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$22.39$15.49 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$48.98 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $25 to $263Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $54
$20$50$100$200facility $145professional $22

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
$20.42
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 23rd of 51

$28.18

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.