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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Louisiana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$19.05$14.45 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$20.42 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $66Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200facility $23professional $19

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
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$20.89

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.