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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Maine 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$13.49 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$20.42 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $16 to $182Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $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
$16.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$117.49
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd of 51

$21.88

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.