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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 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$12.59$12.59 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$38.02 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $13 to $282Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $98professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.84

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $38.02 · 7th 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.