CEA test cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient
In Jacksonville, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $11.32 to $189.60, with a median of $19.24. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $7.92 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $117.65 at 165 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CEA FLUID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $11.32 | $20.58 | $8.60–$19.55 | 45% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF CEA BODY FLUID File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $52.00 | $10.40–$47.40 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF CEA BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $52.00 | $10.40–$52.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF CEA MISC BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $52.00 | $10.40–$52.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF CEA BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $52.00 | $10.40–$52.00 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF CEA PERITONEAL FLUID+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $84.00 | $16.68–$84.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF CEA CSF+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $84.00 | $16.68–$84.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF CEA CSF+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $84.00 | $16.68–$84.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF CEA CSF+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.08 | $84.00 | $16.68–$47.40 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF CEA PLEURAL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $35.15 | $95.00 | $16.68–$95.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF CEA PLEURAL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $35.15 | $95.00 | $16.68–$95.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF CEA PLEURAL FLUID File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $35.15 | $95.00 | $16.68–$47.40 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF CEA PLEURAL FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $35.15 | $95.00 | $16.68–$95.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF CEA PANCREATIC CYST FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.74 | $102.00 | $16.68–$102.00 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF CEA PANCREATIC CYST FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.74 | $102.00 | $16.68–$102.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF CEA PANCREATIC CYST FLUID File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.74 | $102.00 | $16.68–$47.40 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF CEA PANCREATIC CYST FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.74 | $102.00 | $16.68–$102.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $41.90 | $113.25 | $16.68–$113.25 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $41.90 | $113.25 | $16.68–$47.40 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $41.90 | $113.25 | $16.68–$113.25 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $41.90 | $113.25 | $16.68–$113.25 | 63% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CEA File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $69.90 | $127.09 | $53.12–$120.74 | 45% |
| PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $189.60 | $189.60 | $75.84–$161.16 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $11.32, median $19.24, highest $189.60 — a 16.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $122.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 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.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82378 ($101.98). 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.