AFP test cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $24.50 to $88.00, with a median of $87.50. The lowest listed price is at Reynolds Memorial Hospital — $63.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $74.25 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital lowest Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM source file | $24.50 | $49.00 | $10.90–$26.50 | 50% |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL; SERUM source file | $87.50 | $175.00 | $8.28–$4,748.00 | 50% |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL; SERUM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $176.00 | $10.90–$71.05 | 50% |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $92.50 | $185.00 | $10.90–$71.05 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $24.50, median $87.50, highest $88.00 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82105 ($82.26). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WVALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP) LEVEL; SERUM | $6.00 | file |