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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$8.51 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$19.50 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$29.51
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
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$16.98

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.