CA 19-9 test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $19.40 to $32.00, with a median of $32.00. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $12.60 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $128.37 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CA 19-9 ANTIGEN | $19.40 | $97.00 | $20.27–$77.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CA 19-9 MARKER | $19.40 | $97.00 | $20.27–$77.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CA 19-9, BODY FLUID | $32.00 | $160.00 | $7.49–$816.43 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CA 19-9, BODY FLUID | $32.00 | $160.00 | $7.49–$816.43 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 19-9 | $33.60 | $168.00 | $7.49–$90.73 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 19-9 | $35.28 | $176.40 | $7.49–$442.97 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 19-9 | $35.28 | $176.40 | $7.49–$442.97 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $19.40, median $32.00, highest $32.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $32.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86301 ($93.24). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPC CA 19-9 ANTIGEN | $5.81 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPC CA 19-9 ANTIGEN | $6.10 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPC CA 19-9 ANTIGEN | $6.10 | file |