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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Ohio 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$7.41 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$15.85 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

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
$15.85
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$63.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.20
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$12.88

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.