Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $19.84 to $47.04, with a median of $29.81. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $9.97 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $58.45 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities 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 Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$19.84Palo Verde Hospital
Median$29.81half pay less
Highest$47.04in this market
Difference2.4×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $19.84Highest $407.59

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 CA 19-9 LC $19.84 $26.45 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Immassay Qnt Tumor Ag Ca 19-9 $27.00 $27.00 $14.80–$27.00 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Immassay Qnt Tumor Ag Ca 19-9 $27.00 $27.00 $14.80–$27.00 — —
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM 199PC 86301 $29.81 $29.81 $5.40–$22.36 — Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM 199PC 86301 $29.81 $29.81 $5.96–$25.34 — Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM 199PC 86301 $29.81 $29.81 $16.40–$23.85 — Aug 31, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM 199PC 86301 $29.81 $29.81 $5.96–$26.83 — Sep 2, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 IMMUNOASSAY TUMOR ANTIGEN QUANTITATIVE CA 19-9 $32.24 $62.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 IMMUNOASSAY TUMOR ANTIGEN QUANTITATIVE CA 19-9 $32.24 $62.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 IMMUNOASSAY TUMOR ANTIGEN QUANTITATIVE CA 19-9 $32.24 $62.00 $15.00–$45.00 48% —
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC IMMUNOASSAY TUMOR CA 19-9 $47.04 $98.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC IMMUNOASSAY QUAN CA 19-9 $148.95 $331.00 $182.05–$264.80 55% Aug 31, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC IMMUNOASSAY QUAN CA 19-9 $148.95 $331.00 $59.91–$248.25 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC IMMUNOASSAY QUAN CA 19-9 $148.95 $331.00 $66.20–$281.35 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC IMMUNOASSAY QUAN CA 19-9 $148.95 $331.00 $66.20–$297.90 55% Sep 2, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Immassay Qnt Tumor Ag Ca 19-9 $407.59 $407.59 $14.80–$407.59 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Immassay Qnt Tumor Ag Ca 19-9 $407.59 $407.59 $14.80–$407.59 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $19.84, median $29.81, highest $47.04 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $29.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 8 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.