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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Iowa 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$18.62$11.22 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.88 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $19

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
$33.88
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$21.38

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.