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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $39.81 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$12.59 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$33.11 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $12 to $145Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $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
$12.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd 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.