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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 October 2026.

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

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$15.14$10.00 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$19.95 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $148Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $15

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
$21.38
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
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
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 18th of 51

$19.50

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.