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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$9.77 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$17.78 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $60Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $16

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
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$18.62

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.