Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $27.00 to $68.40, with a median of $47.70. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $20.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.00 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$27.00Lima Memorial Health System
Median$47.70half pay less
Highest$68.40in this market
Difference2.5×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 Lima, OH.

median
Lowest $27.00Highest $80.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Immunoassay Tumor Ca 19-9 $27.00 $30.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $68.40 $114.00 — 40% —
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ca 19-9.M9288 $73.80 $82.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Immunoassay Tumor Antigen Quantitative Ca 19-9 $80.40 $134.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $27.00, median $47.70, highest $68.40 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $47.70 — 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.