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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Alabama 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 4 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$14.79$13.80 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.98 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20facility $19professional $15

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
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.44

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$17.78

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.