AFP test cost in Sheboygan, WI — inpatient
In Sheboygan, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test as an inpatient: from $52.50 to $99.00, with a median of $75.75. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County — $23.25 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $84.00 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 24, 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 Sheboygan, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County lowest Sheboygan, WI · (920) 451-5000 AFP, MATERNAL SCREEN File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $52.50 | $105.00 | $63.00–$89.25 | 50% |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan, WI · (920) 459-8300 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $150.00 | $16.77–$150.00 | 34% |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI · (920) 451-5000 AFP, TUMOR MARKER File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $110.00 | $220.00 | $132.00–$187.00 | 50% |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan, WI · (920) 459-8300 HC GL AFP File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $152.46 | $231.00 | $16.77–$231.00 | 34% |
Inpatient: lowest $52.50, median $75.75, highest $99.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $75.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.