CEA test cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 8 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $41.76 to $239.26, with a median of $118.65. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas and 1 other hospital — $76.89 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $100.70 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG CEA SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.76 | $87.00 | $41.76–$78.30 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG CEA SERUM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.76 | $87.00 | $41.76–$78.30 | 52% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG BODY FL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $44.08 | $152.00 | $91.20–$124.34 | 71% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 CEA File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $228.00 | $63.61–$186.05 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $73.08 | $252.00 | $151.20–$206.14 | 71% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $174.30 | $249.00 | $32.37–$241.28 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.85 | $206.85 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.85 | $206.85 | — | — |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CEA File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $239.26 | $341.79 | $290.52 | 30% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $424.69 | $424.69 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $424.69 | $424.69 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $41.76, median $118.65, highest $239.26 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $206.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 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 3 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.