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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$16.98$15.85 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$16.98 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $17 to $126Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $47professional $17

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
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$125.89
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 29th 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.