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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 July 2026.

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

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$14.45$12.88 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$17.78 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $14

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
$12.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 44th of 51

$16.60

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.