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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Michigan 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$16.22$12.88 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$16.22 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $16

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
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$56.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$16.22

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.