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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Montana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 6 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$19.95$15.49 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$22.39 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $141Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $46professional $20

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
$45.71
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd of 51

$20.89

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.