AFP test cost in Tucson, AZ
In Tucson, AZ, 7 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $8.26 to $54.72, with a median of $41.04. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Medical Center Tucson — $32.78 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $42.36 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 2 cities for code 82105, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 LAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $8.26 | $51.00 | $16.77–$66.78 | 84% |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Afp CSF Tumor Marker File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $12.60 | $45.00 | $16.77–$33.87 | 72% |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Afp CSF Tumor Marker File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $12.60 | $45.00 | $16.77–$33.87 | 72% |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $51.64 | $16.77–$33.87 | 72% |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Afp Tumor Marker File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $14.46 | $51.64 | $16.77–$33.87 | 72% |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson, AZ · (520) 416-7100 AFP SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.04 | $228.00 | $16.10–$136.80 | 82% |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Sahuarita, AZ · (520) 416-7100 AFP SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.04 | $228.00 | $16.10–$136.80 | 82% |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 469-8100 AFP SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.72 | $228.00 | $16.10–$205.20 | 76% |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson, AZ · (520) 901-3500 AFP SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.72 | $228.00 | $16.10–$205.20 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.26, median $41.04, highest $54.72 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $82.08. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson, AZHC Afp, Labcorp | $4.76 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZHC Afp, Labcorp | $4.76 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson, AZHC Alpha Fetoprotein + | $7.00 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZHC Alpha Fetoprotein + | $7.00 | file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZLAB AFP SERUM | $7.96 | file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZLAB AFP SERUM MATERNAL | $7.96 | file |