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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 7 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$14.45$12.88 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$28.84 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $17 to $234Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $47professional $14

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
$46.77
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $30.20 · 11th 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.