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Alpha-Fetoprotein In Amniotic Fluid

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 8 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$12.88$12.88 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$16.98 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $22professional $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
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th 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.