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Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Blood Test

West 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$13.80$13.18 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$41.69 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $14 to $182Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200facility $145professional $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
$13.80
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$135

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.