CEA test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $12.00 to $152.00, with a median of $55.00. The lowest listed price is at Victor Valley Global Medical Center — $43.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $106.38 at 189 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 CARCINEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN OP+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $12.00 | $6.30–$12.00 | — |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CEA LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $14.25 | $19.00 | — | 25% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 NH-CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $18.95 | $56.88 | $17.07–$46.65 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 NH-CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $22.25 | $56.88 | $34.13–$56.88 | 61% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.32 | $84.00 | — | 52% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM CEA PANCREATIC CYST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $55.00 | $9.96–$41.25 | — |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM CEA PANCREATIC CYST File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $55.00 | $30.25–$44.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM CEA PANCREATIC CYST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $55.00 | $11.00–$46.75 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM CEA PANCREATIC CYST File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $55.00 | $11.00–$49.50 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM CEA PLEURAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $60.00 | $12.00–$51.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM CEA PLEURAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $60.00 | $10.86–$45.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM CEA PLEURAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $60.00 | $12.00–$54.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM CEA PERITONEAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.12 | $60.12 | $12.02–$51.10 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM CEA PERITONEAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.12 | $60.12 | $10.88–$45.09 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM CEA PERITONEAL FLUID File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $60.12 | $60.12 | $12.02–$54.11 | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $81.92 | $246.00 | $73.80–$201.72 | 67% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lab Ref Cea Pancreatic Cyst+1 more line at this price source file | $106.38 | $106.38 | $13.82–$106.38 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 Qu Cea Pancreatic Cyst+1 more line at this price source file | $107.50 | $107.50 | $13.82–$107.50 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Cea CSF+1 more line at this price source file | $112.84 | $112.84 | $13.82–$112.84 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $120.12 | $231.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $120.12 | $231.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $120.12 | $231.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $120.12 | $231.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 48% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $123.17 | $315.00 | $189.00–$315.00 | 61% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Lab Cea, Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Pancreatic Cyst Fluid (Qst)+1 more line at this price source file | $125.00 | $125.00 | $13.82–$125.00 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB CEA File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $152.00 | $152.00 | $79.80–$152.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB CEA File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $152.00 | $152.00 | $79.80–$152.00 | — |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $400.00 | $80.00–$340.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $400.00 | $72.40–$300.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $400.00 | $80.00–$360.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $400.00 | $220.00–$320.00 | 55% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Carcinoembryonic Ag Cea+1 more line at this price source file | $515.50 | $515.50 | $13.82–$515.50 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $12.00, median $55.00, highest $152.00 — a 12.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $55.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 14 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82378 ($109.74). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-CEA 80080 | $2.00 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-CEA 80080 | $2.35 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Cea Peritoneal Fluid | $7.43 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Cea Pleural Fluid | $7.43 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Lab Ref Cea Pleural Fluid | $7.43 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Cea Peritoneal Fluid | $7.43 | file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CACARCINEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $9.00 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Ceapc - Cea, Pancreatic Cyst | $9.39 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 91930 - Cea, Carcinoembryonic Ag, Pancreatic Cyst Fluid | $9.39 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Accu-Cea Redpath | $9.39 | file |