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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Utah 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 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$11.22 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$17.38 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $7 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50facility $37professional $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
$6.76
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 39th of 51

$13.18

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.