Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Pittsfield, MA — inpatient

In Pittsfield, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $106.86 to $106.86, with a median of $106.86. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Massachusetts, the median is $82.23 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 25, 2026 and Mar 25, 2026.

Lowest$106.86Fairview Hospital + 2 more
Median$106.86half pay less
Highest$106.86in 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 Pittsfield, MA.

median
Lowest $106.86Highest $106.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Fairview Hospital lowest Great Barrington, MA · (413) 528-0790 Ca 19-9 Serum $106.86 $112.48 $63.55–$106.86 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Berkshire Medical Center lowest Pittsfield, MA · (413) 447-2000 Ca 19-9 Serum $106.86 $112.48 $63.55–$106.86 5% Mar 25, 2026
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North Adams Regional Hospital lowest North Adams, MA · (413) 664-5000 Ca 19-9 Serum $106.86 $112.48 $63.55–$106.86 5% Mar 25, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $106.86, median $106.86, highest $106.86.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $106.86 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.