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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$8.91 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.60 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $60Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 32nd of 51

$16.60

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.