CEA test cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $18.00 to $180.60, with a median of $76.50. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $58.50 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $151.60 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Carcinoembryonic Antigen File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $236.00 | $15.44–$224.20 | 92% |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence, RI · (401) 274-1100 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) source file | $48.30 | $138.00 | $8.72–$127.64 | 65% |
| Butler Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 455-6270 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) source file | $48.30 | $138.00 | $11.61–$120.06 | 65% |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick, RI · (401) 737-7010 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) source file | $48.30 | $138.00 | $6.15–$121.44 | 65% |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC CEA source file | $74.21 | $74.21 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen source file | $76.50 | $153.00 | $18.96–$116.43 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford, MA HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen source file | $76.50 | $153.00 | $18.96–$116.43 | 50% |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC CEA source file | $91.75 | $91.75 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC BODY FLUID CEA+1 more line at this price source file | $151.60 | $151.60 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC BODY FLUID CEA+1 more line at this price source file | $151.60 | $151.60 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC CEA+1 more line at this price source file | $151.60 | $151.60 | — | — |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC CEA+1 more line at this price source file | $151.60 | $151.60 | — | — |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) source file | $180.60 | $301.00 | $29.37 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $76.50, highest $180.60 — a 10.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $151.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 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.