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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Montana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$13.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$22.39 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $22 to $35Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50facility $26professional $20

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$21.88

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.