AFP test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $40.60 to $685.24, with a median of $108.72. The lowest listed price is at Carlinville Area Hospital — $68.12 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $94.90 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Mar 30, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Area Hospital lowest Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 AFP3-AFP File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $40.60 | $58.00 | $36.08–$3,396.04 | 30% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $97.20 | $135.00 | $8.40–$135.00 | 28% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $105.60 | $211.20 | $179.52–$192.19 | 50% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $108.72 | $151.00 | $8.40–$151.00 | 28% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 ALPHA FETOPROTEIN File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $194.40 | $388.80 | $291.60–$349.92 | 50% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN SERUM-90 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $217.44 | $302.00 | $8.82–$302.00 | 28% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 ALPHA FETAL PROTEIN SERUM(REF) File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $221.20 | $316.00 | $196.55–$3,396.04 | 30% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 Q5059 MAT SER AFP IA+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $685.24 | $1,142.06 | $1,142.06 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $40.60, median $108.72, highest $685.24 — a 16.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $107.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.