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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$18.20$15.14 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.20 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39
$10$20$50facility $27professional $18

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
$11.75
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$19.50

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.