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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Indiana 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$13.80$10.72 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.98 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 39th of 51

$15.49

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.