CEA test cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 17 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $54.00 to $711.90, with a median of $103.60. The lowest listed price is at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware — $49.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $111.14 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 16 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware lowest Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen Serum Referred+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $54.00 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $64.26 | — | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ CEA Pancreatic Cyst Fluid-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $64.26 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ CEA Pancreatic Cyst Fluid-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $64.26 | — | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 CEA Pancreatic Cyst Fluid-Q+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $64.26 | $64.26 | — | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 CEA - Carcinoembryonic Ag File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $73.18 | $121.96 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Quest Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Pericardial Fluid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $79.95 | $123.00 | $18.91–$297.82 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Pancreatic Cyst Fluid (Mayo)+1 more line at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $82.32 | $137.20 | — | 40% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Cea+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $259.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Redpath Cea+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $259.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Redpath Cea+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $259.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Redpath Cea+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $259.00 | — | 60% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $128.70 | $198.00 | $18.96–$257.81 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $175.86 | $175.86 | — | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $224.25 | $345.00 | $18.91–$345.00 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $230.10 | $354.00 | $18.58–$339.84 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $249.60 | $384.00 | $18.96–$473.55 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $711.90 | $791.00 | $205.26–$222.43 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $711.90 | $791.00 | $363.86–$672.35 | 10% |
Inpatient: lowest $54.00, median $103.60, highest $711.90 — a 13.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $73.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 6 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.