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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Ohio 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 8 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$9.77 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$17.78 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $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
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$70.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 31st of 51

$16.60

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.