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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$13.18$10.00 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$15.85 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $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
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
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
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 42nd 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.