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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$8.51 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.14 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $72Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $10

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
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$12.59

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.