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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 4 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$17.38$12.59 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$50.12 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $20 to $110Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $27
$10$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $17

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
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 17th of 51

$22.91

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.