AFP test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $19.58 to $69.54, with a median of $68.89. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $49.31 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $82.68 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $19.58 | $89.00 | $19.58–$89.00 | 78% |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 ALPHA-FETOPROT TUMOR MARK (SVI) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $68.89 | $271.00 | — | 75% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 ALPHA-FETOPROT TUMOR MARK (SVI) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $69.54 | $271.00 | — | 74% |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #ALPHA-FETO PROTSCREEN MATERN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $76.22 | $297.00 | — | 74% |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 AFP SERUM+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file | $76.43 | $347.40 | $76.43–$347.40 | 78% |
Inpatient: lowest $19.58, median $68.89, highest $69.54 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $78.41 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82105 ($80.55). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARALPHA FETOPROTEIN. | $2.80 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, ARALPHA FETOPROTEIN | $2.83 | file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, ARAFP MATERNAL | $4.83 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, ARAFP MATERNAL | $4.88 | file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR#ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $7.38 | file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR#ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $7.45 | file |