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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$12.30 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$100 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $302Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$100

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.