CEA test cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $192.08 to $406.12, with a median of $286.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville and 2 other hospitals — $93.92 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $120.12 at 185 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Apr 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $192.08 | $343.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $192.08 | $343.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA source file | $192.08 | $343.00 | $18.00–$55.00 | 44% |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $227.60 | $1,044.00 | $751.68–$835.20 | 78% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CEA+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $286.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE CEA+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $286.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CEA+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $286.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE CEA+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $286.00 | $286.00 | — | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $286.06 | $1,044.00 | $114.84–$866.52 | 73% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $286.06 | $1,044.00 | $114.84–$960.48 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $300.68 | $1,044.00 | $783.00–$866.52 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $406.12 | $1,044.00 | $114.84–$856.08 | 61% |
Inpatient: lowest $192.08, median $286.00, highest $406.12 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $286.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82378 ($103.98). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-CARCINOEMBRYO AG FL | $3.77 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-CARCINOEMBRYO AG FL | $4.74 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-CARCINOEMBRYO AG FL | $4.74 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-CARCINOEMBRYO AG FL | $4.98 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-CARCINOEMBRYO AG FL | $6.73 | file |