Lab tests CPT 86304 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA-125 test cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for CA-125 blood test (ovarian cancer marker) as an inpatient: from $20.88 to $300.15, with a median of $163.00. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $142.12 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $167.81 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 86304, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$20.88Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Median$163.00half pay less
Highest$300.15in this market
Difference14.4×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

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Lowest $20.88Highest $370.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 86304 Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125) $20.88 $58.00 $14.61–$52.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 86304 Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125) $31.90 $58.00 $17.34–$52.20 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC CA 125 $155.00 $310.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC CA 125 $163.00 $326.00 — 50% —
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC CA 125 $163.00 $326.00 — 50% —
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Cancer Antigen 125 (LC) $171.18 $634.00 $171.18–$634.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN CA 125, Serum (Serial) (LC) $171.18 $634.00 $171.18–$634.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 CA 125, Serum (Serial) (LC) $240.48 $668.00 $168.32–$601.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Cancer Antigen 125 (LC) $240.48 $668.00 $168.32–$601.20 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 CA 125, Serum (Serial) (LC) $300.15 $667.00 $198.10–$600.30 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Cancer Antigen 125 (LC) $300.15 $667.00 $198.10–$600.30 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 CA 125, Serum (Serial) (LC) $370.15 $673.00 $201.23–$605.70 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Cancer Antigen 125 (LC) $370.15 $673.00 $201.23–$605.70 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $20.88, median $163.00, highest $300.15 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $163.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 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.