Lab tests CPT 82378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CEA test cost in Rock Springs, WY — inpatient

In Rock Springs, WY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $112.23 to $112.23, with a median of $112.23. Across Wyoming, the median is $90.40 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 25, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.

Lowest$112.23Aspen Mountain Medical

Median$112.23half of hospitals charge less

Highest$112.23in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Aspen Mountain Medical Rock Spring, WY CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file	$112.23	$187.05	$18.96–$187.05	40%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $112.23, median $112.23, highest $112.23.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $112.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.