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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$15.14 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$25.12 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $15 to $269Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $21

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 9th of 51

$20.89

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.