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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Utah 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$15.14$14.45 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$69.18 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $51 to $135Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $15

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
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$18.62

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.