Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $81.46 to $165.60, with a median of $165.60. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $84.14 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $165.60 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$81.46Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$165.60half pay less
Highest$165.60in this market
Difference2.0×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $81.46Highest $165.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC CA 19 9 $81.46 $81.46 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC CA 19 9 $100.71 $100.71 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC CA 19 9 $165.60 $165.60 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC CA 19 9 $165.60 $165.60 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC CA 19 9 $165.60 $165.60 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC CA 19 9 $165.60 $165.60 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $81.46, median $165.60, highest $165.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $165.60 — 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.