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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.23 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$28.84 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $15 to $155Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $14

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
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 35th of 51

$15.85

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.