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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Pennsylvania 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$13.80$13.49 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$21.38 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $14 to $79Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $14

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
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$50.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$29.51

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$15.85

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.