CEA test cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $52.77 to $125.04, with a median of $57.64. The lowest listed price is at Regional One Health — $4.87 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $63.44 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 Jan 6, 2025 and Mar 19, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional One Health lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1531130000 - Cea File of Jan 6, 2025 · source file | $52.77 | $96.30 | $16.72–$77.04 | 45% |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 82378000000 - Cea File of Jan 6, 2025 · source file | $52.82 | $96.39 | $16.72–$77.11 | 45% |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 82378720200 - Cea File of Jan 6, 2025 · source file | $52.85 | $96.45 | $16.72–$77.16 | 45% |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | $7.96–$142.79 | 78% |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | — | 78% |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | $7.96–$142.79 | 78% |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | $7.96–$142.79 | 78% |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | $7.96–$142.79 | 78% |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $57.64 | $262.00 | $7.96–$142.79 | 78% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $83.25 | $555.00 | $18.01–$444.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $111.00 | $555.00 | $18.01–$499.50 | 80% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $116.55 | $555.00 | $18.01–$499.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $116.55 | $555.00 | $18.01–$499.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $116.55 | $555.00 | $18.01–$499.50 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $125.04 | $521.00 | $16.50–$468.90 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $52.77, median $57.64, highest $125.04 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $70.45. 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 12 of 12 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.