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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$8.51 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$27.54 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $11 to $69Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $11

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
$15.14
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.14

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Colorado· 21st of 51

$15.85

AK $33.88GA $9.12

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.