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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.96 to $13.49.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10$20facility $10professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$12.02

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.