Lab tests CPT 82105 Outpatient

AFP test cost in Napa, CA

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $126.99 to $126.99, with a median of $126.99. Across California, the median is $94.17 at 164 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$126.99Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Median$126.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$126.99in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $126.99 $249.00 — 49%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $126.99, median $126.99, highest $126.99.

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.

HospitalCash priceFile
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM $3.57 file
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM $4.85 file
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM LAB $4.85 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.