Lab tests CPT 82378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CEA test cost in Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $47.32 to $286.30, with a median of $85.65. The lowest listed price is at Northern Light Mercy Hospital — $38.33 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $85.65 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Jul 4, 2026.

Lowest$47.32Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Median$85.65half of hospitals charge less

Highest$286.30in this market

Difference6.1×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median

Lowest $47.32Highest $286.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Northern Light Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME · (207) 879-3000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file	$47.32	$182.00	$118.30–$135.77	74%
York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CEA-CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Jul 4, 2026 · source file	$78.00	$130.00	—	40%
MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC CARCINOEMANTIGEN CEA File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file	$85.65	$85.65	$60.47–$80.85	—
Southern Maine Medical Center Biddeford, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC CARCINOEMANTIGEN CEA File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file	$171.25	$171.25	$125.97–$160.98	—
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 B* HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA File of Sep 9, 2025 · source file	$286.30	$286.30	$210.60–$269.12	—

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. More

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. More

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. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $47.32, median $85.65, highest $286.30 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $88.33 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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.