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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 July 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$18.62$15.14 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$18.62 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $48Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $19

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$19.95

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.