AFP test cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $38.76 to $110.77, with a median of $80.90. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $42.14 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $94.17 at 164 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Jul 22, 2025 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.76 | $76.00 | — | 49% |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville, CA · (707) 923-3921 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN, SERUM - ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, MATERNAL+1 more line at this price source file | $55.20 | $69.00 | $55.20–$69.00 | 20% |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.59 | $209.00 | — | 49% |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Jul 22, 2025 · source file | $110.77 | $110.77 | $16.62–$83.08 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $38.76, median $80.90, highest $110.77 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $85.62. 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 1 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.
6 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM | $3.57 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM | $3.57 | file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $4.85 | file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM LAB | $4.85 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $4.85 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM LAB | $4.85 | file |