AFP test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 22 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $8.47 to $178.00, with a median of $88.90. The lowest listed price is at Banner Gateway Medical Center — $80.43 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $49.78 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 10 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Gateway Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 LAB AFP SERUM File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $8.47 | $51.00 | $16.77–$77.43 | 83% |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 LAB AFP SERUM File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $8.82 | $51.00 | $16.77–$76.87 | 83% |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 LAB AFP SERUM File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $9.69 | $51.00 | $16.77–$70.40 | 81% |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB AFP SERUM File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $51.00 | $16.77–$76.87 | 80% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 RL-A-AFP TM 80428 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $16.51 | $67.08 | $9.40–$67.08 | 75% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 RL-A-AFP TM 80428 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $17.98 | $67.08 | $9.40–$67.08 | 73% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 RL-A-ALPHA FETOPROTEI S 80428 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $18.78 | $82.00 | $10.06–$81.59 | 77% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $19.29 | $150.00 | $10.90–$46.92 | 87% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 RL-A-ALPHA FETOPROTEI S 80428 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $82.00 | $10.06–$81.59 | 75% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 RL-A-MS AFP 3000144 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $25.60 | $67.00 | $7.04–$67.00 | 62% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 RL-A-AFP TM 80428 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.33 | $82.00 | $7.04–$82.00 | 62% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN TUMOR+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.99 | $220.00 | $88.00–$179.20 | 83% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (AFP) SERUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $65.96 | $288.00 | $10.06–$235.30 | 77% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN (AFP) SERUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $71.14 | $288.00 | $10.06–$235.30 | 75% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 AFP SERUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $99.71 | $261.00 | $7.04–$206.19 | 62% |
| College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 251-8535 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM AFP-TUMOR+1 more line at this price source file | $139.80 | $139.80 | $15.93–$23.06 | — |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 SJP-ALPHA FETOPROTEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $150.80 | $613.00 | $16.77–$472.01 | 75% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 SJP-ALPHA FETOPROTEIN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $164.29 | $613.00 | $10.06–$514.92 | 73% |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise Surprise, AZ Alpha-Fetoprotein Serum File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $167.70 | $167.70 | $11.40–$125.78 | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp); Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $178.00 | $178.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.47, median $88.90, highest $178.00 — a 21.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $178.00. 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 11 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 5 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.
13 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $4.28 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL | $5.76 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $5.76 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $6.48 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $7.65 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $7.70 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL | $7.70 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL | $7.85 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $7.85 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL | $8.06 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $8.06 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $8.06 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $8.16 | file |