AFP test cost in New Ulm, MN — inpatient
In New Ulm, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $28.00 to $213.85, with a median of $120.93. The lowest listed price is at New Ulm Medical Center — $92.93 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $48.12 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 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 Ulm, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm Medical Center lowest New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG AFP-PRENATAL File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $28.00 | $50.00 | $30.64–$50.00 | 44% |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG MATERNAL SERUM AFP QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $30.69 | $54.80 | $33.58–$54.80 | 44% |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $35.22 | $62.90 | $38.54–$62.90 | 44% |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG 2TS AFP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $37.86 | $67.60 | $41.42–$67.60 | 44% |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG AFP BLOOD OPEN SPINA BIFIDA LC File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $39.98 | $71.40 | $43.75–$71.40 | 44% |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER SERUM File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $41.89 | $74.80 | $45.83–$74.80 | 44% |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye, MN · (507) 794-3571 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $213.85 | $338.00 | $16.43–$327.86 | 37% |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye, MN · (507) 794-3571 AFP TUMOR MARKER source file | $224.61 | $355.00 | $16.43–$344.35 | 37% |
Inpatient: lowest $28.00, median $120.93, highest $213.85 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $120.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 1 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.