Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $187.80 to $207.60, with a median of $193.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital — $6.00 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $102.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$187.80Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Median$193.80half pay less
Highest$207.60in this market
Difference1.1×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $187.80Highest $207.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $187.80 $313.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $193.80 $323.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $193.80 $323.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $193.80 $323.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 $207.60 $692.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $187.80, median $193.80, highest $207.60 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $187.80 — 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.