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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 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$14.45 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$21.88 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $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
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 28th 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.