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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 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 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$21.88$14.45 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.88 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $145Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $54
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $22

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
$38.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 12th of 51

$27.54

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.