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Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Gulfport, MS — inpatient

In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $66.50 to $66.50, with a median of $66.50. Across Mississippi, the median is $69.22 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$66.50Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock
Median$66.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$66.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis, MS · (228) 467-8600 HC CA 19-9 source file $66.50 $175.00 — 62%
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 $66.50, median $66.50, highest $66.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $31.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.