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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 4 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$16.22$12.02 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$15.14 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $27Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$20$50facility $21professional $16

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
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 16th of 51

$17.38

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.