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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

South 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 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$19.95$13.18 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$30.90 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $33Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $20

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
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$24.55

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.