Lab tests CPT 86301 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA 19-9 test cost in St. Johnsbury, VT — inpatient

In St. Johnsbury, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for CA 19-9 blood test (tumor marker) as an inpatient: from $345.75 to $345.75, with a median of $345.75. Across Vermont, the median is $220.00 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86301, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$345.75Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Median$345.75half pay less
Highest$345.75in 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 St. Johnsbury, VT.

median
Lowest $345.75Highest $345.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CA 19-9 NVRH DHCC $345.75 $461.00 $20.29–$437.95 25% —
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Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital lowest St. Johnsbury, VT · (802) 748-7400 CA19-9 $345.75 $461.00 $20.29–$437.95 25% —
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Inpatient: lowest $345.75, median $345.75, highest $345.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $345.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.