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PSA Blood Test (Free PSA)

Vermont 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 July 2026.

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

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 5 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$18.20$13.80 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$123 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $31 to $191Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $151professional $18

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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.

Vermont· 34th of 51

$18.20

WV $70.79TN $16.60

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.