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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 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 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$13.49$11.75 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$19.50 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $15 to $85Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $3 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th 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.