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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Idaho 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 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$16.98$15.85 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$16.98 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $74Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $17

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
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$27.54

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th of 51

$19.50

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.