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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 July 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 8 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$11.22$11.22 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.14 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $91Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $11

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
$14.13
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$14.13

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.