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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 July 2026.

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

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$20.42$13.18 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$21.38 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $158Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $20

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
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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· 13th of 51

$26.30

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.