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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 October 2026.

How much does PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$12.59 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.60 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50facility $22professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.20
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 27th of 51

$15.14

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.