AFP test cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $35.40 to $708.00, with a median of $708.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $672.60 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $119.88 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So1 Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $35.40 | $118.00 | — | 70% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $90.90 | $303.00 | — | 70% |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $175.20 | $292.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $175.20 | $292.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $175.20 | $292.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Alpha Fetoprotein source file | $175.20 | $292.00 | — | 40% |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell, VA · (804) 541-1600 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 ALPHA FETOPROT SERUM MAT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $708.00 | $708.00 | $134.52–$637.20 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $35.40, median $708.00, highest $708.00 — a 20.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $181.80. 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 0 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.