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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$11.48$7.59 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$29.51 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $11

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
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.39

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$19.50

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.