AFP test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, OPEN SPINA BIFIDA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8.63 | $13.28 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP, SERUM, TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.92 | $21.42 | — | 35% |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG ALPHA FETOPROTEIN, TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.61 | $137.00 | — | 47% |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ALPHA FETOPROTEIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $239.20 | $368.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC AFP MATERNAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $254.15 | $391.00 | — | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $8.63, median $72.61, highest $72.61 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $72.61 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82105 ($80.55). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC AFP TETRA PART 3 | $5.72 | file |