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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$12.02$9.12 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$12.02 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $69Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10$20$50facility $15professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$12.02

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.