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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

North Carolina 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 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$13.49 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$15.14 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $13 to $112Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$14.79

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.