Lab tests CPT 82378 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CEA test cost in Lexington, TN — inpatient

In Lexington, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test as an inpatient: from $37.92 to $37.92, with a median of $37.92. Across Tennessee, the median is $63.44 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82378, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$37.92Houston County Community Hospital

Median$37.92half of hospitals charge less

Highest$37.92in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Houston County Community Hospital Lexington, TN · (731) 968-1801 CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG source file	$37.92	$94.80	—	60%

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 $37.92, median $37.92, highest $37.92.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $37.92 — 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.