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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 4 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$15.14$10.96 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$29.51 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $17 to $91Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $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
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 17th 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.