AFP test cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $8.63 to $72.61, with a median of $72.61. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $63.98 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $72.61 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, OPEN SPINA BIFIDA | $8.63 | $13.28 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, OPEN SPINA BIFIDA | $8.63 | $13.28 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, TUMOR MARKER | $13.92 | $21.42 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, TUMOR MARKER | $13.92 | $21.42 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN | $29.58 | $45.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP MATERNAL | $33.31 | $51.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN | $239.20 | $368.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP MATERNAL | $254.15 | $391.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.63, median $72.61, highest $72.61 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $72.61. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 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.
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC AFP TETRA PART 3 | $5.72 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC AFP TETRA PART 3 | $5.72 | file |