Lab tests CPT 82378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CEA test cost in Savannah, GA — inpatient

In Savannah, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $90.30 to $90.30, with a median of $90.30. The lowest listed price is at Candler Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $99.30 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$90.30Candler Hospital + 1 more

Median$90.30half of hospitals charge less

Highest$90.30in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Savannah, GA.

median

Lowest $90.30Highest $105.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Cea: Carcinoembryonic Antigen File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file	$90.30	$301.00	—	70%
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Cea: Carcinoembryonic Antigen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$90.30	$301.00	—	70%
Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Cea: Fluid File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file	$100.20	$334.00	—	70%
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Cea: Fluid File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$100.20	$334.00	—	70%
Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Cea) File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file	$105.30	$351.00	—	70%
St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Carcinoembryonic Antigen (Cea) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$105.30	$351.00	—	70%

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 $90.30, median $90.30, highest $90.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $90.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.