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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 6 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$15.14$14.13 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$15.14 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $15 to $112Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $15

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 28th of 51

$15.14

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.