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Procalcitonin Blood Test

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$16.22$12.30 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$24.55 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $22 to $282Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $16

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
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$131.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 28th 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.