Lab tests CPT 82378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CEA test cost in Oil City, PA — inpatient

In Oil City, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $96.60 to $96.60, with a median of $96.60. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $103.70 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$96.60UPMC Northwest
Median$96.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$96.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 Oil City, PA.

median
Lowest $96.60Highest $96.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
UPMC Northwest lowest Seneca, PA · (814) 676-7600 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG+2 more lines at this price source file $96.60 $161.00 $64.40–$3,704.00 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.
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.
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.
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $96.60, median $96.60, highest $96.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $77.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.