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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 July 2026.

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

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 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$14.79$12.88 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$23.44 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $15 to $204Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $44professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.99

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 33rd of 51

$19.95

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.