AFP test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $46.11 to $90.60, with a median of $73.86. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital — $27.75 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $51.04 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest 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% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER source file | $59.58 | $198.60 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER source file | $59.58 | $198.60 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 ALPHA FETO PROTEIN TUMOR source file | $73.86 | $246.20 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN source file | $80.12 | $267.05 | $15.09–$65.46 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN source file | $80.12 | $267.05 | $11.76–$65.46 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 AFP MATERNAL SCREEN 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 | $58.77–$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% |
Inpatient: lowest $46.11, median $73.86, highest $90.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $136.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 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.