AFP test cost in Ardmore, OK
In Ardmore, OK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $35.10 to $37.70, with a median of $36.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Healdton — $1.30 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $53.30 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ardmore, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Healdton lowest Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Alpha Fetoprotein Maternal | $35.10 | $54.00 | $10.26–$48.60 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Alpha Fetoprotein Maternal | $37.70 | $58.00 | $22.62–$58.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Alpha Fetoprotein Serum | $70.20 | $108.00 | $42.12–$108.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Alpha Fetoprotein Serum | $87.10 | $134.00 | $14.92–$27.67 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.10, median $36.40, highest $37.70 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An AFP test measures a protein made by the liver and by a developing baby. In adults it is used to watch for liver cancer in people with cirrhosis and to follow some testicular cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.