AFP test cost in Jamestown, NY
In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $88.14 to $120.00, with a median of $103.80. The lowest listed price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital — $15.66 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $61.92 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield, NY · (716) 326-4921 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $88.14 | $113.00 | $11.07–$39.60 | 22% |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY · (716) 487-0141 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM P0493+4 more lines at this price source file | $103.80 | $173.00 | $16.77–$155.70 | 40% |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk, NY · (716) 366-1111 Afp+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $120.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $88.14, median $103.80, highest $120.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $103.80. 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.