CEA test cost in Raleigh, NC
In Raleigh-Cary, NC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $25.84 to $69.93, with a median of $25.84. The lowest listed price is at WakeMed Raleigh Campus and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $161.78 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Raleigh-Cary, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $25.84 | $68.00 | $12.20–$61.20 | 62% | — source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary, NC · (919) 350-2550 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $25.84 | $68.00 | $10.10–$61.20 | 62% | — source file |
| WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital - WakeBrook lowest Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $25.84 | $68.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cea-Myo | $50.16 | $132.00 | $23.68–$118.80 | 62% | — source file |
| WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital - WakeBrook Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cea-Myo | $50.16 | $132.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary, NC · (919) 350-2550 HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen Cea-Myo | $50.16 | $132.00 | $19.60–$118.80 | 62% | — source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NC · (919) 684-8111 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Cea) | $69.93 | $259.00 | $17.95–$168.35 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NC · (919) 684-8111 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Cea) | $69.93 | $259.00 | $18.32–$233.41 | 73% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.84, median $25.84, highest $69.93 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $25.84. 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 3 of 3 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.