Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Amarillo, TX — inpatient

In Amarillo, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $49.00 to $49.00, with a median of $49.00. The lowest listed price is at BSA Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $135.32 at 280 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$49.00BSA Hospital + 1 more
Median$49.00half pay less
Highest$49.00in 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 Amarillo, TX.

median
Lowest $49.00Highest $49.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
BSA Hospital lowest Amarillo, TX · (806) 212-2000 Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; CA 19-9 $49.00 $490.00 $17.48–$416.50 90% —
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Harrington Cancer Center lowest Amarillo, TX Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; CA 19-9 $49.00 $490.00 $17.48–$416.50 90% —
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Inpatient: lowest $49.00, median $49.00, highest $49.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $49.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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

CA 19-9 is a tumor marker used mainly to follow pancreatic and bile duct cancers during treatment.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.