Lab tests CPT 82105 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AFP test cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $50.40 to $151.80, with a median of $101.10. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Downtown Hospital — $50.70 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $96.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$50.40St Francis Downtown Hospital

Median$101.10half of hospitals charge less

Highest$151.80in this market

Difference3.0×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median

Lowest $50.40Highest $151.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Francis Downtown Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file	$50.40	$84.00	—	40%
St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Serum source file	$151.80	$253.00	—	40%
St Francis-Eastside Greenville, SC HC Alpha-Fetoprotein Serum source file	$151.80	$253.00	—	40%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $50.40, median $101.10, highest $151.80 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $81.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.