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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$13.18 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$21.88 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $14 to $155Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $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
$13.80
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$16.60

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.