AFP test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $22.00 to $127.71, with a median of $35.56. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $13.56 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $49.87 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC AFP, MATERNAL SEQ SCRN source file | $22.00 | $100.00 | $15.03–$90.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC AFP, MATERNAL SEQ SCRN source file | $22.96 | $82.00 | $15.09–$95.12 | 72% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Afp Serum Tumor Marker 002253+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $24.22 | $173.00 | $115.20–$84.77 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Afp Serum Tumor Marker 002253+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $24.22 | $173.00 | $115.20–$84.77 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Afp Serum Tumor Marker 002253+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $24.22 | $173.00 | $115.20–$84.77 | 86% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $24.42 | $111.00 | $15.03–$99.90 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (TUMOR MARK) source file | $30.08 | $94.00 | $7.04–$70.50 | 68% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Labcorp Afp Serum Tumor Marker 002253+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.56 | $254.00 | $101.60–$93.47 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Arup Alpha Fetroprotein Materna+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $38.22 | $273.00 | $100.46–$50.86 | 86% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $38.94 | $177.00 | $100.18–$69.21 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN source file | $41.92 | $131.00 | $7.04–$98.25 | 68% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup Alpha Fetroprotein Materna+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $50.40 | $360.00 | $100.80–$97.20 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Alpha Fetoprotein Tum Mrkr+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $50.40 | $360.00 | $100.80–$97.20 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Alpha Fetoprotein Tum Mrkr+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $50.40 | $360.00 | $100.80–$97.20 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $50.76 | $188.00 | $15.03–$159.80 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Afp Serum File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $360.00 | $108.00–$69.37 | 84% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (TUMOR MARK) source file | $61.04 | $218.00 | $15.09–$187.26 | 72% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 ALFA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER source file | $70.98 | $201.28 | $16.43–$92.19 | 65% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Labcorp Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $475.00 | $16.69–$475.00 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Arup Alpha Fetroprotein Materna+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $80.48 | $503.00 | $150.90–$96.93 | 84% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Alpha-Fetoprotein Tumor Marker+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $117.18 | $837.00 | $16.69–$88.72 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Maternal Alpha Fetoprotein+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $117.18 | $837.00 | $16.69–$88.72 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp) Level Serum+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $117.18 | $837.00 | $16.69–$88.72 | 86% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN source file | $124.88 | $446.00 | $15.09–$383.11 | 72% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Labcorp Alpha Fetoprotein Tumor Marker+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $127.71 | $473.00 | $133.91–$473.00 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Alpha-Fetoprotein Tumor Marker+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $133.92 | $837.00 | $16.69–$837.00 | 84% |
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $35.56, highest $127.71 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $30.08. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.