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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82105

This blood test measures alpha-fetoprotein, a protein that is normally high in a developing fetus and typically low in adults. In adults it can be used as a tumor marker, particularly for liver cancer, while during pregnancy it can be part of screening for certain birth conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$21.88$15.14 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$14.79 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $195Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $56
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $22

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
$38.02
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $21.88 · 18th of 51
WV $135WY $15.49

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.