Lab tests CPT 82105 Outpatient

AFP test cost in Salinas, CA

In Salinas, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $91.00 to $91.00, with a median of $91.00. Across California, the median is $94.17 at 164 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Aug 14, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026.

Lowest$91.00County of Monterey

Median$91.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$91.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
County of Monterey Salinas, CA · (831) 755-4111 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum File of Aug 14, 2026 · source file	$91.00	$91.00	$16.77–$91.00	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $91.00, median $91.00, highest $91.00.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.