AFP test cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $72.50 to $152.00, with a median of $83.75. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital — $11.25 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $106.58 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN/AFP TUMOR MARKER | $72.50 | $145.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN/AFP TUMOR MARKER | $72.50 | $145.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB AFP NEURAL TUBE DEFECT SCREEN | $72.50 | $145.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB AFP NEURAL TUBE DEFECT SCREEN | $72.50 | $145.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB AFP NEURAL TUBE DEFECT SCREEN | $95.00 | $190.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN/AFP TUMOR MARKER | $128.50 | $257.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · (803) 791-2000 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum Time | $152.00 | $152.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.50, median $83.75, highest $152.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $83.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.