AFP test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test: from $16.96 to $213.85, with a median of $48.12. The lowest price is at Essentia Health Virginia (Virginia). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82105. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.96Essentia Health Virginia
Median$48.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$213.85in Minnesota
Lowest saves$31.16vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Virginia lowest Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $16.96 | $27.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN ALPHA-FETO PROT (NON-MATERNAL) | $17.60 | $32.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Maternal Serum Screen, Alpha Fetoprotein | $17.68 | $68.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $17.82 | $27.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $17.82 | $27.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $17.82 | $27.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $18.14 | $32.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $18.14 | $32.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $18.14 | $32.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $18.14 | $32.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $18.17 | $27.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $19.63 | $40.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $19.63 | $40.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $19.63 | $40.90 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $21.66 | $54.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $22.17 | $30.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $22.95 | $54.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $22.95 | $54.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Afp Maternal Serum | $23.18 | $38.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $28.00 | $50.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $30.19 | $50.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Prenatal Quad Screen | $32.24 | $124.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Chemistry | $32.43 | $70.51 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Maternal Serum Screen, Alpha Fetoprotein | $32.56 | $88.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN ALPHA FETOPROTEIN TUMOR MARKER | $33.21 | $50.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG AFP-PRENATAL | $42.16 | $124.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $43.21 | $82.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $43.21 | $82.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $48.12 | $120.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC AFP ONLY,MATERNAL SERUM | $51.00 | $120.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI LAB ALPHAFETOPROTEIN | $54.60 | $78.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Alpha-Fetoprotein, Tumor Marker, S (Mayo) | $64.98 | $90.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $65.61 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $66.30 | $102.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $70.68 | $114.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $90.40 | $113.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ALPHA FETO PROTEIN | $98.00 | $98.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $102.08 | $116.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $104.65 | $161.00 | Nov 2, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum | $106.62 | $196.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $110.40 | $138.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA FETOPROTEIN-MATERNAL | $110.88 | $168.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (AFP); SERUM | $117.54 | $193.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN,SERUM | $123.52 | $193.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN MATERNAL AFP SO 82105.900 | $124.80 | $156.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $125.91 | $163.51 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $126.40 | $158.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $130.05 | $153.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN AFP TUMOR MARKER | $131.00 | $184.50 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN AFP, Serum | $135.00 | $322.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $147.20 | $184.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $153.00 | $153.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG AFP TUMOR MARKER SERUM | $158.20 | $226.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Alpha-Fetoprotein, Serum | $161.31 | $196.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN, SERUM - ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN MARKER | $170.80 | $305.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, serum | $180.32 | $240.43 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $180.90 | $201.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $182.00 | $182.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $191.08 | $281.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM 82105 | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN SERUM | $213.85 | $338.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $17.68 | $43.21 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $16.96 | $22.17 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $22.17 | $22.95 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $18.17 | $30.16 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $18.14 | $76.57 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $22.17 | $87.58 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $28.00 | $120.92 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $170.80 | $170.80 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $33.21 | $33.21 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $124.80 | $124.80 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $66.30 | $66.30 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $180.32 | $180.32 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $32.43 | $32.43 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $125.91 | $125.91 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $147.20 | $147.20 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $180.90 | $180.90 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $158.20 | $158.20 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $23.18 | $23.18 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $130.05 | $130.05 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $18.14 | $18.14 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $102.08 | $102.08 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $117.54 | $117.54 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $22.17 | $22.17 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $104.65 | $104.65 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $70.68 | $70.68 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $126.40 | $126.40 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $161.31 | $161.31 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $64.98 | $64.98 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $110.40 | $110.40 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $191.08 | $191.08 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $30.19 | $30.19 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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.
Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test in other states
- Alabama$79.77
- Alaska$69.43
- Arizona$42.36
- Arkansas$82.68
- California$84.00
- Colorado$144.69
- Connecticut$74.00
- Delaware$226.52
- District of Columbia$220.50
- Florida$33.75
- Georgia$88.35
- Hawaii$126.00
- Idaho$82.50
- Illinois$109.20
- Indiana$102.30
- Iowa$89.87
- Kansas$96.16
- Kentucky$88.60
- Louisiana$49.87
- Maine$68.33
- Maryland$43.43
- Massachusetts$81.17
- Michigan$51.00
- Mississippi$50.42
- Missouri$94.90
- Montana$97.60
- Nebraska$94.50
- Nevada$93.90
- New Hampshire$114.33
- New Jersey$19.29
- New Mexico$127.99
- New York$61.92
- North Carolina$60.21
- North Dakota$96.00
- Ohio$60.60
- Oklahoma$53.30
- Oregon$72.61
- Pennsylvania$110.69
- Puerto Rico$69.52
- Rhode Island$134.00
- South Carolina$96.00
- South Dakota$131.10
- Tennessee$51.04
- Texas$109.00
- Utah$147.29
- Vermont$115.36
- Virginia$119.88
- Washington$82.30
- West Virginia$76.00
- Wisconsin$84.00
- Wyoming$87.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.