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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$15.49$13.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$26.92 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $15 to $93Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $105
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $51professional $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
$23.99
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $19.95 · 28th 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.