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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$8.32 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.60 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $58Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$47.86
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
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.24

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$14.79

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.