AFP test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $62.53 to $134.00, with a median of $134.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $71.47 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $134.00 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN source file | $62.53 | $62.53 | — | — |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN source file | $81.17 | $81.17 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INTEGRATED SCR ALPHA FETO SO+3 more lines at this price source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC AFP FOR NEUTRAL T+3 more lines at this price source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC AFP FOR NEUTRAL T+3 more lines at this price source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC AFP FOR NEUTRAL T+3 more lines at this price source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $62.53, median $134.00, highest $134.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $74.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.