AFP test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $14.40 to $1,271.00, with a median of $213.85. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $199.45 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $122.38 at 292 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERU | $14.40 | $72.00 | $6.04–$798.44 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SER | $14.40 | $72.00 | $6.04–$308.63 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERU | $15.12 | $75.60 | $6.04–$308.63 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SER | $15.12 | $75.60 | $6.04–$308.63 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERU | $15.12 | $75.60 | $6.04–$308.63 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SER | $15.12 | $75.60 | $6.04–$308.63 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 MATERNAL AFP | $15.60 | $78.00 | $16.34–$62.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN - CANCER TUMOR MARKER | $15.60 | $78.00 | $16.34–$62.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ALPHA-FETO PROTEIN ONCO | $15.60 | $78.00 | $16.34–$62.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN EXPAND | $20.09 | $100.43 | $6.04–$798.44 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN EXPAND | $20.09 | $100.43 | $6.04–$798.44 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Alpha-Fetoprotein Serum | $167.70 | $167.70 | $14.42–$142.55 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM | $260.00 | $260.00 | $15.60–$247.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM | $260.00 | $260.00 | $15.60–$247.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | $876.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | $76.26–$1,207.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | $76.26–$1,207.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT | $1,271.00 | $1,271.00 | $876.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | $77.82–$1,232.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | $77.82–$1,232.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.40, median $213.85, highest $1,271.00 — a 88.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $15.36. 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 3 of 8 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82105 ($82.26). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $3.75 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXALPHA FETOPRTN SERUM | $3.83 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXALPHA FETOPRTN SERUM | $3.83 | file |