AFP test cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $69.34 to $262.62, with a median of $123.07. The lowest listed price is at Bourbon Community Hospital — $53.73 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $90.10 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Community Hospital lowest Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $69.34 | $173.34 | $14.26 | 60% |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum - Alpha-Fetoprotein Marker File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $91.87 | $229.68 | — | 60% |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $97.21 | $243.03 | $14.26 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC LAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL ONTD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $113.28 | $282.00 | $14.26–$256.62 | 60% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC LAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL ONTD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $132.85 | $282.00 | $14.26–$256.62 | 53% |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $198.51 | $496.27 | $14.26 | 60% |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $212.10 | $282.80 | $14.26–$574.93 | 25% |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $262.62 | $656.55 | $35.64 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $69.34, median $123.07, highest $262.62 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $102.58. 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 3 of 7 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KYHc 991 Maternl Ser Scr Afp-So+ | $8.05 | file |