CEA test cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $45.00 to $326.49, with a median of $134.56. The lowest listed price is at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights — $89.56 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $133.33 at 275 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lowest Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) protein level File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $450.00 | $15.93–$482.40 | 90% |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $134.56 | $224.26 | $123.34–$201.83 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA), PANCREATIC CYST FLUID+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $134.56 | $224.26 | $123.34–$156.98 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA), PERITONEAL FLUID+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $134.56 | $224.26 | $123.34–$156.98 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) FLUID - ARUP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.85 | $206.85 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.49 | $326.49 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.49 | $326.49 | — | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC REF MAYO, CEAPC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA), PANCREATIC CYST FLUID File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $340.80 | $568.00 | $312.40–$511.20 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC REF MAYO, CEAPC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA), PANCREATIC CYST FLUID File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $340.80 | $568.00 | $312.40–$397.60 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC REF MAYO, CEAPC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA), PANCREATIC CYST FLUID File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file | $340.80 | $568.00 | $312.40–$397.60 | 40% |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) (ARUP) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $424.69 | $424.69 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $45.00, median $134.56, highest $326.49 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $134.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.