CEA test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $59.33 to $263.64, with a median of $84.18. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $24.85 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $130.35 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CEA | $59.33 | $98.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern NH Medical Center Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $66.23 | $179.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cea | $102.12 | $276.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CEA | $263.64 | $676.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO CEA | $263.64 | $676.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $59.33, median $84.18, highest $263.64 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $84.18. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.