CEA test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 30 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $18.96 to $302.00, with a median of $42.91. The lowest listed price is at Jersey Shore University Medical Center — $23.95 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $70.00 at 110 hospitals.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 21 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$18.96Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Median$42.91half pay less
Highest$302.00in this market
Difference15.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $18.96Highest $1,092.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA PLEURAL FLUID QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA CSF QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG PANCREATIC CYST FLUID QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA, PANCREATIC CYST | $18.96 | $273.00 | $45.32–$273.00 | 93% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG CSF | $18.96 | $273.00 | $45.32–$273.00 | 93% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA PERICARDIAL FLUID QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA PERITONEAL FLUID QST | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG(CEA) | $18.96 | $83.00 | $13.78–$83.00 | 77% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CEA FLUID ARUP | $18.96 | $323.00 | $53.62–$323.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $21.80 | $57.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $21.80 | $57.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Body Fld | $21.80 | $103.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) protein level | $21.80 | $310.80 | $18.96–$310.80 | 93% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $21.80 | $57.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Body Fld | $21.80 | $103.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $21.80 | $265.00 | — | 92% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $21.80 | $57.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Body Fld | $21.80 | $103.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Body Fld | $21.80 | $351.00 | — | 94% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $21.80 | $175.83 | $14.08–$167.04 | 88% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Body Fld | $21.80 | $103.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $22.75 | $164.83 | $17.06–$25,798.00 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $22.75 | $164.83 | $17.06–$25,798.00 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $22.75 | $164.83 | $17.06–$25,798.00 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $22.75 | $164.83 | $17.06–$25,798.00 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $22.75 | $164.83 | $17.06–$25,798.00 | 86% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 CEA | $41.71 | $41.71 | — | — | — source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 CEA | $41.71 | $41.71 | — | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Carcinoembryonic Ag | $44.10 | $63.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Cea & Amyls/Panc Fluid*X*82378 | $53.90 | $539.00 | $42.15–$431.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Cea 82378 | $63.20 | $632.00 | $49.42–$505.60 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CEA | $76.80 | $128.00 | $15.17–$108.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Chem Se Cea | $91.17 | $130.23 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Im Se Cea | $91.17 | $130.23 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CARCINOEMBRY (CEA) | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CEA | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CEA PERICARDIAL FLD | $97.80 | $163.00 | $15.17–$138.55 | 40% | — source file |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 CEA | $108.30 | $346.00 | $276.80–$294.10 | 69% | — source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $119.00 | $141.00 | $13.00–$141.00 | 16% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $148.80 | $248.00 | $15.17–$210.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 CEA, PANCREATIC CYST | $189.68 | $606.00 | $484.80–$515.10 | 69% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $220.50 | $245.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $220.50 | $245.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $220.50 | $245.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $220.50 | $245.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $220.50 | $245.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $228.00 | $228.00 | $68.40–$228.00 | — | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $239.19 | $239.19 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 CEA | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) | $302.00 | $302.00 | $90.60–$211.40 | — | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 FLUID CEA FLCEA | $354.00 | $373.00 | $13.00–$373.00 | 5% | — source file |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CEA | $1,092.00 | $1,105.00 | $13.00–$1,105.00 | 1% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $18.96, median $42.91, highest $302.00 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 70 facilities here, median $32.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82378 ($111.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-CEA-BHMC | $0.01 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-CEA-BHMC | $0.01 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYQ-CEA-BHMC | $0.01 | file |