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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Montana 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 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$18.20$13.18 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.50 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $89Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $23professional $18

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$19.50

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.