CEA test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $17.60 to $1,158.00, with a median of $226.11. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $208.51 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $155.72 at 298 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN source file | $17.60 | $88.00 | $18.47–$70.40 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG source file | $22.40 | $112.00 | $6.83–$4,850.20 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG source file | $23.52 | $117.60 | $6.83–$4,850.20 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG source file | $23.52 | $117.60 | $6.83–$4,850.20 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CARCINOEMBRYONIC (CEA) BF source file | $25.60 | $128.00 | $6.83–$4,850.20 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC CEA BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price source file | $26.88 | $134.40 | $6.83–$4,916.02 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC CEA BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price source file | $26.88 | $134.40 | $6.83–$4,916.02 | 80% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) source file | $37.70 | $188.49 | $18.47–$150.79 | 80% |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CEA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $194.00 | $194.00 | $11.64–$184.30 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $258.21 | $258.21 | $16.31–$219.48 | — |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 CEA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,158.00 | $1,158.00 | $69.48–$1,100.10 | — |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX CEA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,158.00 | $1,158.00 | $69.48–$1,100.10 | — |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX CEA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,158.00 | $1,158.00 | $69.48–$1,100.10 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $226.11, highest $1,158.00 — a 65.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $22.96. 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 3 of 8 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.