CA-125 test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for CA-125 blood test (ovarian cancer marker): from $19.40 to $25.03, with a median of $23.84. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $4.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $127.01 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 86304, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $19.40 | $97.00 | $20.27–$77.60 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CA 125 MARKER | $19.40 | $97.00 | $20.27–$77.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $23.84 | $119.20 | $7.49–$110.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $25.03 | $125.16 | $7.49–$777.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $25.03 | $125.16 | $7.49–$777.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $29.12 | $145.60 | $7.49–$617.79 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $30.58 | $152.88 | $7.49–$901.46 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM IMMUNO TUMR AG CA 125 | $30.58 | $152.88 | $7.49–$901.46 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CA -125 ATGN TUMOR MARKER | $44.02 | $220.08 | $7.49–$109.55 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CA -125 ATGN TUMOR MARKER | $44.02 | $220.08 | $7.49–$109.55 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.40, median $23.84, highest $25.03 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $23.84. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.