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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 October 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$12.02 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$15.14 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $100Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$100$1Kfacility $25professional $13

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
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$21.88
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$14.13

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.