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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 8 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 $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$20.42 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $17 to $182Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39
$10$100$1Kfacility $44professional $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
$20.42
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$19.05

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.