CA 19-9 test cost in Santa Cruz, CA — inpatient
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $224.00 to $224.00, with a median of $224.00. Across California, the median is $57.03 at 173 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 477-2200 HCHG CORE CA 19 9 | $224.00 | $224.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $224.00, median $224.00, highest $224.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $224.00 — 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86301 ($108.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CARL-A-CA-GI 80461 | $3.15 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ4698 CA 19-9 IA | $5.40 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAIMMUNOASSAY TUMOR CA 19-9 | $5.40 | file |