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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

North Dakota 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$19.95$15.14 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$37.15 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $12 to $145Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $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
$11.75
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 21st of 51

$21.88

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.