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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 6 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$14.79$14.45 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$30.20 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $17 to $117Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $15

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
$17.78
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 38th of 51

$18.62

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.