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Procalcitonin Blood Test

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$26.92$25.12 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$32.36 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $21 to $148Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $49
$20$50$100facility $56professional $27

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
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th 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.