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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Louisiana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$15.49$10.96 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$17.38 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $15

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
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$17.38

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.