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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 October 2026.

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

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$25.12$19.50 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$13.80 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $112Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $25

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
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$25.12

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.