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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$11.22$11.22 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$11.22 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$11.22

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.