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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$10.00 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$26.30 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $19 to $126Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $10

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
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$66.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.88

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$21.88

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.