go back

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 4 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$19.50$13.80 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$19.50 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $17 to $347Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $224
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $214professional $19

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
$16.60
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$31.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $50.12 · 4th 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.