CEA test cost in Lakeland, FL — inpatient
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $15.20 to $218.38, with a median of $39.00. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $23.80 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $122.14 at 171 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Apr 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Cea, Peritoneal Fluid+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% |
| Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL · (863) 533-8111 CEA BF LC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $65.00 | $36.60–$65.00 | 40% |
| Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL · (863) 293-1121 CEA BF LC File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $65.00 | $36.60–$65.00 | 40% |
| Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven, FL · (863) 293-1121 BF CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $41.66–$74.00 | 40% |
| Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow, FL · (863) 533-8111 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $41.66–$74.00 | 40% |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Cea,Pancreatic Cyst-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $128.00 | $320.00 | — | 60% |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.08 | $147.08 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $218.38 | $218.38 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $15.20, median $39.00, highest $218.38 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $39.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.