CEA test cost in Lafayette, IN
In Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $79.12 to $277.80, with a median of $178.46. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Lafayette — $99.34 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $126.63 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Lafayette lowest Lafayette, IN · (765) 502-4334 Carcinoembryonic Antigen 121 | $79.12 | $358.00 | $14.98–$304.30 | 78% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport, IN · (765) 762-4001 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $277.80 | $463.00 | $5.29–$43.23 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport, IN · (765) 762-4001 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $277.80 | $463.00 | $5.29–$43.23 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $79.12, median $178.46, highest $277.80 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $178.46. 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 1 of 2 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.