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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 October 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 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.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$10.23 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$21.38 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $27Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27
$10$20facility $21professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$19.05

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.