AFP test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $16.96 to $123.52, with a median of $22.17. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health Virginia — $5.21 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $48.12 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Virginia lowest Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $16.96 | $27.00 | $6.21–$24.41 | 37% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17.82 | $27.00 | $8.94–$23.22 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17.82 | $27.00 | $8.94–$23.22 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17.82 | $27.00 | $8.94–$23.22 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $22.17 | $30.00 | $9.60–$27.15 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $22.17 | $30.00 | $11.52–$30.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $22.17 | $30.00 | $11.94–$27.15 | 26% |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC AFP TUMOR MARKER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $22.95 | $54.00 | $16.50–$232.54 | 58% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $65.61 | $81.00 | $27.69–$81.00 | 19% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.62 | $196.00 | — | 46% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN-MATERNAL source file | $110.88 | $168.00 | — | 34% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN,SERUM source file | $123.52 | $193.00 | $193.00 | 36% |
Outpatient: lowest $16.96, median $22.17, highest $123.52 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $22.17. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.