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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Utah 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$14.79$13.18 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$21.38 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $76professional $15

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
$21.38
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 51

$16.22

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.