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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Mississippi 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 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$18.20$12.88 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.98 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $18

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
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.05

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 22nd of 51

$18.62

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.