AFP test cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $21.80 to $1,332.07, with a median of $136.09. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $114.29 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $51.04 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $21.80 | — | $15.09–$584.01 | — |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $46.11 | $159.00 | $15.89–$127.20 | 71% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER+1 more line at this price source file | $59.58 | $198.60 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER+1 more line at this price source file | $59.58 | $198.60 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 AFP OPEN SPINA BIFIDA LC+1 more line at this price source file | $60.36 | $100.60 | $10.38–$90.54 | 40% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR+1 more line at this price source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR+1 more line at this price source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR+1 more line at this price source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $80.12 | $267.05 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $80.12 | $267.05 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $80.12 | $267.05 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $85.86 | $159.00 | $15.89–$127.20 | 46% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $89.31 | $158.40 | $63.84–$150.48 | 44% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker ARUP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $90.60 | $151.00 | — | 40% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $116.77 | $501.18 | $16.77 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $136.09 | $417.45 | $73.12 | 67% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $187.00 | $187.00 | $34.43–$172.04 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum source file | $211.81 | $417.78 | $49.08 | 49% |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $327.00 | $327.00 | $60.20–$287.76 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $349.02 | $349.02 | $7.55–$286.20 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $427.22 | $427.22 | $78.65–$393.04 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $955.60 | $955.60 | $16.77–$879.15 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,011.85 | $1,011.85 | $186.28–$890.43 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,041.00 | $1,041.00 | $16.77–$916.08 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,042.93 | $1,042.93 | $16.77–$1,022.07 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,199.06 | $1,199.06 | $220.75–$1,103.14 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,241.37 | $1,241.37 | $16.77–$2,000.00 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,332.07 | $1,332.07 | $16.77–$892.49 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,715.73 | $1,715.73 | $315.87–$1,578.47 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $21.80, median $136.09, highest $1,332.07 — a 61.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $73.86. 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 7 of 20 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.