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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 9 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$12.88$12.02 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$21.38 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$44.67
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$14.45

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.