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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 October 2026.

How much does Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$7.59 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$19.05 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $30Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $4 to $30
$5$10$20facility $19professional $18

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
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.62

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 24th of 51

$18.20

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.