CEA test cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 20 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $20.70 to $266.70, with a median of $90.68. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $69.98 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $85.15 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 LAB CEA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.70 | $23.00 | $10.81–$22.54 | 10% |
| Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 CEA File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $39.15 | $87.00 | $15.76–$87.00 | 55% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.75 | $95.00 | — | 35% |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) protein level File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $84.37 | $129.80 | $9.36–$125.91 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Warde Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$136.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea)+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Warde Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea)+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Warde Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $88.40 | $136.00 | $16.67–$632.00 | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.95 | $143.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Cea File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | — | 35% |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) source file | $159.80 | $188.00 | $63.92–$172.96 | 15% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $221.65 | $341.00 | — | 35% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Cch So Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Cea) source file | $249.56 | $249.56 | — | — |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $408.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) source file | $266.70 | $266.70 | $18.58–$266.70 | — |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea, Pancreatic Cyst Fluid source file | $268.85 | $268.85 | $18.58–$268.85 | — |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Cea So File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.10 | $414.00 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $20.70, median $90.68, highest $266.70 — a 12.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $90.68. 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 10 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
A CEA test measures a protein that can be high in colorectal and some other cancers. It is used to follow treatment and watch for recurrence, not to screen healthy people.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.