CEA test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $21.06 to $129.32, with a median of $114.60. The lowest listed price is at Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital — $93.54 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $100.00 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital lowest Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) protein level File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $21.06 | $26.00 | $8.89–$26.00 | 19% |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC CEA File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $25.50 | $59.98 | $18.66–$232.54 | 57% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN source file | $88.96 | $139.00 | $139.00 | 36% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 CEA source file | $94.38 | $143.00 | — | 34% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 CEA,PERITONEAL FLUID source file | $109.56 | $166.00 | — | 34% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $109.90 | $175.00 | $40.25–$158.20 | 37% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Carcinoembryonic Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.70 | $209.00 | — | 46% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $115.50 | $175.00 | $57.92–$150.50 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $115.50 | $175.00 | $57.92–$150.50 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $115.50 | $175.00 | $57.92–$150.50 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $129.32 | $175.00 | $67.18–$175.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $129.32 | $175.00 | $56.00–$158.38 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $129.32 | $175.00 | $69.65–$158.38 | 26% |
Outpatient: lowest $21.06, median $114.60, highest $129.32 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $115.50. 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 10 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
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.