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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82106

Measures alpha-fetoprotein, a protein made by a developing baby, in a sample of the fluid surrounding the baby in the womb. The fluid is obtained by amniocentesis, in which a fine needle is passed through the abdomen under ultrasound guidance. A raised level suggests an opening in the baby's spine or abdominal wall.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 6 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$38.02$17.78 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $15professional $38

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
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 30th of 51

$16.98

HI $30.20DC $12.88

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.