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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 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$19.50$13.18 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.38 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $158Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $19

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
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.05

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 10th of 51

$30.20

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.