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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$7.94 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.60 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $17professional $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
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
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
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$18.62

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 46th of 51

$13.80

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.