AFP test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $99.12 to $132.00, with a median of $118.92. The lowest listed price is at St. Joseph Health System — $19.80 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $102.60 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Health System lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 425-3000 Alpha Fetoprotein Open Spina Bifida (RL)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.12 | $413.00 | $14.79–$413.00 | 76% |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Alpha Fetoprotein Open Spina Bifida (RL)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $109.92 | $458.00 | $14.79–$412.20 | 76% |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne, IN AFP, Tumor Marker (Serial) (LC)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $111.51 | $413.00 | $14.79–$413.00 | 73% |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 AFP, Tumor Marker (Serial) (LC)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.94 | $422.00 | $14.79–$379.80 | 73% |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Alpha Fetoprotein Open Spina Bifida (RL)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.90 | $413.00 | $14.79–$371.70 | 70% |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC SAFP-MATERNAL SERUM AFP+3 more lines at this price source file | $125.50 | $251.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC PENT SCREEN-ALPHAFETOPROTEIN+3 more lines at this price source file | $132.00 | $264.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC PENT SCREEN-ALPHAFETOPROTEIN+3 more lines at this price source file | $132.00 | $264.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $99.12, median $118.92, highest $132.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $140.34. 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 5 of 5 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.