Lab tests CPT 86304 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

CA-125 test cost in Minden, LA — inpatient

In Minden, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for CA-125 blood test (ovarian cancer marker) as an inpatient: from $21.23 to $49.65, with a median of $35.44. The lowest listed price is at Springhill Medical Center — $14.21 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$21.23Springhill Medical Center
Median$35.44half pay less
Highest$49.65in this market
Difference2.3×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 Minden, LA.

median
Lowest $21.23Highest $49.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springhill Medical Center lowest Springhill, LA · (318) 539-1000 CA 125 $21.23 $62.43 $20.81–$43.70 66% —
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 CA 125 $49.65 $165.50 $20.81–$331.00 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 CANCER ANTIGEN 125 $49.65 $165.50 $20.81–$331.00 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 IMMUNOASSAY TUMOR CA 125 $49.65 $165.50 $20.81–$331.00 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $21.23, median $35.44, highest $49.65 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $35.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.