AFP test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $32.10 to $158.34, with a median of $89.25. The lowest listed price is at Cochran Memorial Hospital — $57.15 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $122.60 at 292 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochran Memorial Hospital lowest Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O ALPHA FETOPROT,(MSAFP) source file | $32.10 | $32.10 | $20.86–$32.10 | — |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Alpha Fetoprotein File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $54.00 | — | — |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O ALFA FETOPROTEIN+1 more line at this price source file | $55.00 | $55.00 | $22.97–$55.00 | — |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $210.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $210.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $90.30 | $215.00 | — | 58% |
| Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX · (806) 675-2382 Alpha Fetoprotein Ser source file | $135.00 | $135.00 | $19.00–$108.00 | — |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $143.64 | $342.00 | — | 58% |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O MSAFP XTRA source file | $150.00 | $150.00 | $22.97–$150.00 | — |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.34 | $377.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.34 | $377.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $158.34 | $377.00 | — | 58% |
Outpatient: lowest $32.10, median $89.25, highest $158.34 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $143.64. 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 0 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.