AFP test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 12 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $16.40 to $171.30, with a median of $54.20. The lowest listed price is at UMMC Holmes County — $37.80 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $50.42 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 30, 2025 and May 27, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Holmes County lowest Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 82105 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL | $16.40 | $41.00 | $15.54–$41.00 | 60% | — source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $23.00 | $23.00 | $3.86–$100.00 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 82105 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL | $24.40 | $61.00 | $15.09–$45.75 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 82105 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL | $24.40 | $61.00 | $15.54–$54.90 | 60% | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 ALPHA FETOPROT MATERNAL | $29.15 | $84.00 | $9.44–$15.09 | 65% | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 ALPHA FETOPROT TUMOR MARKER | $29.15 | $84.00 | $9.44–$15.09 | 65% | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $50.43 | $123.00 | $16.77–$110.70 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $50.43 | $123.00 | $16.77–$110.70 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $57.96 | $276.00 | $9.84–$220.80 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $57.96 | $276.00 | $9.84–$220.80 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN | $87.57 | $139.00 | $15.09–$111.20 | 37% | — source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker (LC) | $92.10 | $614.00 | $14.25–$614.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker (LC) | $111.96 | $622.00 | $15.09–$622.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $161.07 | $230.10 | $14.34–$195.59 | 30% | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker (LC) | $171.30 | $1,142.00 | $15.09–$1,142.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.40, median $54.20, highest $171.30 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $87.57. 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 11 of 12 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.
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.
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSAlpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker (CQ) | $1.51 | file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSMaternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein - Send Out to CQ | $1.51 | file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSAlpha Fetoprotein Open Spina Bifida (LC) | $1.83 | file |