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PAPP-A Pregnancy Blood Test

West 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 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$12.02$11.75 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$12.30 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$12.30

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.