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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

South 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$13.18$13.18 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$17.78 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $13 to $129Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $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
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$14.45

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.