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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$19.95$13.18 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$26.92 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $98Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $32professional $20

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
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 29th of 51

$26.92

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.