AFP test cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $8.60 to $306.00, with a median of $73.85. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health St John Hospital — $65.25 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $51.00 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$8.60Henry Ford Health St John Hospital
Median$73.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$306.00in this market
Difference35.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $8.60Highest $306.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 FULL INTEGRATED SCRN 2-AFP+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.60 | $15.36 | $13.67 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN; SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.96 | $16.00 | $13.67 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-AFP TUMOR MARKER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $18.48 | $33.00 | $12.23–$30.15 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-AFP TUMOR MARKER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $18.48 | $33.00 | $12.23–$30.15 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 QUAD AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.89 | $37.31 | $13.67–$35.28 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 AFP - QUAD AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.89 | $37.31 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 AFP - QUAD AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $20.89 | $37.31 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; SERUM -LC+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.84 | $39.00 | $12.23–$30.15 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 AFP, SERUM, OPEN SPINA BIF-LC+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.84 | $39.00 | $11.32–$30.15 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 FETAL CONG ASSAY-AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $30.17 | $53.88 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 FETAL CONG ASSAY-AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $30.17 | $53.88 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 FETAL CONG ASSAY-AFP File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $30.17 | $53.88 | $13.67–$35.28 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.76 | $71.00 | $12.23–$30.15 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.76 | $71.00 | $12.23–$30.15 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN; SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $43.11 | $76.98 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | $9.17–$69.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | $9.17–$69.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.85 | $69.00 | $9.17–$69.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Warde Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.17–$71.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Warde Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.17–$71.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Warde Alpha-Fetoprotein Maternal File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $9.17–$71.00 | 35% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN; SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $47.04 | $84.00 | $22.89–$35.28 | 44% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.17–$77.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.17–$77.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $9.17–$77.00 | 35% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $53.10 | $106.20 | $9.17–$79.65 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SINGLE AFP MARKER File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $54.40 | $108.80 | $9.17–$81.60 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $56.00 | $100.00 | $13.67–$35.28 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 AFP SERUM File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $56.55 | $113.10 | $9.17–$84.82 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $73.85 | $147.70 | $9.17–$77.39 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $73.85 | $147.70 | $9.17–$91.20 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $73.85 | $147.70 | $9.17–$114.07 | 50% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | — | — |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, SERUM File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $92.40 | $184.80 | $9.17–$138.60 | 50% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI AFP REF File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $105.00 | $14.79–$16.43 | — |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN SERUM File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $198.75 | $265.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN SERUM File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $283.50 | $378.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $306.00 | $408.00 | $1.00–$22.89 | 25% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Inpatient: lowest $8.60, median $73.85, highest $306.00 — a 35.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $54.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.