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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 July 2026.

How much does Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$16.60$14.45 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$20.42 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $135Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $17

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
$42.66
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$20.42

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.