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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$13.49$9.77 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$15.14 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th 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.