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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

North Dakota 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 5 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$28.84$15.85 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$12.02 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $29

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$25.70

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.