CEA test cost in Pensacola, FL — inpatient
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $23.44 to $44.70, with a median of $41.18. The lowest listed price is at HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center — $17.74 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $122.14 at 170 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Carcinoembryonic Antigen+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.44 | $66.96 | $12.99–$53.57 | 65% |
| Jay Hospital Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 CEA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $37.65 | $251.00 | $55.22–$251.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 CEA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $44.70 | $298.00 | $44.70–$298.00 | 85% |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 CEA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $44.70 | $298.00 | $44.70–$298.00 | 85% |
Inpatient: lowest $23.44, median $41.18, highest $44.70 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $44.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.