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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 8 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$30.90$19.50 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$28.84 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $20 to $182Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $13 to $107
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $58professional $31

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
$24.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$42.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$32.36

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.