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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Maryland 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$12.59 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$10.96 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $42Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $66
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$13.49

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.