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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

Washington 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 9 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$14.13$13.18 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$16.60 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $14

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
$35.48
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$100.00
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$26.92

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 19th of 51

$16.98

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.