Lab tests CPT 82378 Outpatient

CEA test cost in Marietta, OH

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $58.21 to $77.60, with a median of $67.91. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $9.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $86.04 at 130 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026.

Lowest$58.21Selby General Hospital
Median$67.91half of hospitals charge less
Highest$77.60in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $58.21Highest $81.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Cea File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file $58.21 $97.01 — 40%
Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Cea File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file $77.60 $129.34 — 40%
Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Cea (Carcindembryonic Antigen File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file $81.22 $135.36 — 40%
Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Cea (Carcindembryonic Antigen File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file $81.22 $135.36 — 40%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $58.21, median $67.91, highest $77.60 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $67.91. 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.