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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 9 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$13.18$12.59 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$16.98 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $47Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$40.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$109.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$39.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$48.98

Where New York 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.

New York· 32nd 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.