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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82104

Identifies which forms of the protein alpha-1-antitrypsin a person carries, by separating out the protein variants present in a blood sample. It examines the protein itself rather than the gene that makes it. It is used when a low total level of this protein suggests an inherited deficiency, which can lead to early lung disease and to liver problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 5 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$12.88$12.02 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.60 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $59Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Tennessee. 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$14.45

NE $38.90TN $12.30

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.