AFP test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $8.30 to $185.00, with a median of $26.00. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $17.70 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $94.17 at 164 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Alpha-Fetoprotein (Afp) File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $8.30 | $75.00 | $16.77–$384.18 | 89% |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 AFP Tumor Marker LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $13.90 | $18.53 | — | 25% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ALPHA FETPROTEIN File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $14.00 | $14.00 | $3.36–$49.00 | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SER LC 3+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $55.34 | $16.60–$92.24 | 71% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $371.25 | $15.93–$371.25 | 96% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $371.25 | $15.93–$371.25 | 96% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Alpha Fetoprotein Serum+1 more line at this price source file | $23.04 | $23.04 | $9.62–$23.04 | — |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $26.00 | $50.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $26.00 | $50.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $26.00 | $50.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $26.00 | $50.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 AFP SERUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $40.63 | $122.00 | $14.42–$609.60 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 AFP SERUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $44.19 | $113.00 | $16.77–$609.60 | 61% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN BLOOD File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $121.50 | $270.00 | $13.58–$229.50 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN BLOOD File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $121.50 | $270.00 | $13.58–$243.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN BLOOD File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $121.50 | $270.00 | $16.77–$216.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN BLOOD File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $121.50 | $270.00 | $16.77–$202.50 | 55% |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB AFP TUMOR MARKER File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $171.00 | $16.44–$171.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $171.00 | $16.44–$171.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB AFP SCRN File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $179.00 | $179.00 | $16.44–$179.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB AFP SCRN File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $179.00 | $179.00 | $16.44–$179.00 | — |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $210.00 | $13.42–$385.88 | 12% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Alpha Fetoprotein Serum+1 more line at this price source file | $309.27 | $309.27 | $9.62–$309.27 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.30, median $26.00, highest $185.00 — a 22.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $33.32. 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 16 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 237 - Alpha-Fetoprotein, Tumor Marker | $1.65 | file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-HT-ALPHA FETO PROTEIN | $1.67 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-HT-ALPHA FETO PROTEIN | $1.96 | file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-AFP TM 80428 | $2.67 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-AFP TM 80428 | $3.13 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM CDM | $3.36 | file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CAAlpha-fetoprotein (AFP); serum | $4.07 | file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CAALPHA FETOPROT SERUM | $4.07 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $4.56 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CAHC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM LAB | $4.56 | file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CAAlpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $5.97 | file |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CAAFP TUMOR MARKER - LC | $6.00 | file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CAAFP TUMOR MARKER | $6.00 | file |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CAAFP TUMOR MARKER - LC | $6.00 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Afp - Alpha-Fetaprotein, Tumor Marker | $6.83 | file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CAAFP TUMOR MARKER - QST | $8.00 | file |