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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 October 2026.

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

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$9.55 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.60 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $78Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $11

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
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.16

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$15.85

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.