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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$12.59 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$15.85 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $24
$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $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
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$93.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.01
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$16.22

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.