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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 8 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$18.62$14.45 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$22.39 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $138Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $52professional $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
$13.80
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$25.12

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.