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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 5 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$12.02$11.75 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.79 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $65Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
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
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$12.02

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.