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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$10.47 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.49 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.59
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$11.75

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.