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Procalcitonin Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 6 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$21.38$20.42 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$52.48 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $22 to $380Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $21

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
$21.88
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Tennessee· 50th of 51

$25.70

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.