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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

New Jersey 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$12.30$11.22 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$21.88 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $14 to $151Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $46professional $12

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
$15.14
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.42

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 15th of 51

$18.62

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.