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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$12.59$11.48 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$16.22 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $1,738Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $47professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$14.13

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.