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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Tennessee 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 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 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$12.88 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.79 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $20
$5$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
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$13.49

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.