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PSA Blood Test (Free PSA)

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 84154

A blood test that measures the portion of prostate-specific antigen circulating unbound, or free, in the bloodstream, as opposed to bound to other proteins. It is typically ordered alongside a total PSA result to help estimate the likelihood that an elevated PSA level is related to cancer versus a noncancerous prostate condition.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PSA Blood Test (Free PSA) cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$11.75 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$21.88 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50facility $22professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$19.05

VT $110MD $13.80

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.