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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

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

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$12.02 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$19.05 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50facility $19professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$19.05

VT $100MD $12.59

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.