AFP test cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $65.00 to $176.00, with a median of $117.04. The lowest listed price is at Chinese Hospital — $52.04 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $91.25 at 160 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Hospital lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | $10.90–$260.90 | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 HC Alpha Fetoprotein File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $117.04 | $209.00 | $16.00–$50.00 | 44% |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $157.00 | $157.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $157.00 | $157.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $170.00 | $170.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE AFP TUMOR MARKER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.00 | $176.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $65.00, median $117.04, highest $176.00 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $143.52. 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 1 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-AFP TM 80428 | $2.92 | file |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC -ALPHAFETOPROTEINTUMOR | $3.07 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CAAfp Tumor Marker | $3.20 | file |