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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Washington, DC 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$10.96$10.96 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$26.30 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $11 to $209Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$24.55

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 6th of 51

$26.30

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.