Lab tests CPT 86304 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA-125 test cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient

In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CA-125 blood test (ovarian cancer marker) as an inpatient: from $67.00 to $143.75, with a median of $105.38. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $38.38 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $67.00 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86304, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$67.00St Helena Parish Hospital
Median$105.38half pay less
Highest$143.75in this market
Difference2.1×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 Baton Rouge, LA.

median
Lowest $67.00Highest $143.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CA 125 $67.00 $67.00 $17.89–$66.33 — —
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St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 Ca 125 $77.45 $77.45 $17.89–$76.68 — —
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Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 CA 125 TUMOR ANTIGEN $143.75 $205.35 $10.41–$158.12 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $67.00, median $105.38, highest $143.75 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $105.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 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-125 is a protein that can be high in ovarian cancer. The test is used to evaluate some pelvic masses and to follow treatment.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.