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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$10.96 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.20 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50facility $19professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$15.85

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.