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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 July 2026.

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

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 6 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$14.45$12.59 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$24.55 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $13 to $158Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $14

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
$13.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$15.49

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.