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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 84163

A blood test that measures pregnancy-associated plasma protein A, a substance made by the placenta and found in a pregnant woman's blood. It is used in early pregnancy screening, where a low level can suggest a raised chance of certain chromosome conditions or of placenta problems later in the pregnancy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 4 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$13.49$12.30 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$16.60 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $13

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
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Alabama· 21st of 51

$16.60

HI $27.54DC $11.22

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.