CEA test cost in Connecticut
In Connecticut, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $35.85 to $158.03, with a median of $94.62. The lowest price is at Day Kimball Healthcare (Putnam). The highest price is 4.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82378. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$35.85Day Kimball Healthcare
Median$94.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$158.03in Connecticut
Lowest saves$58.77vs the median
Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Kimball Healthcare lowest Putnam · Putnam, CT CEA | $35.85 | $94.10 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $37.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT CEA | $46.80 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC Mayo Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Pleural Fluid | $73.70 | $134.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN, FLUID | $81.60 | $136.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington · Torrington, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $82.25 | $82.25 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Warde Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) Body Fluid | $87.45 | $159.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC Carcinoembryonic Ag (Cea) | $94.05 | $171.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT Carcinoembryonic Antigen (SO) | $95.19 | $190.38 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Gaylord Hospital Wallingford · Wallingford, CT Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $111.14 | $158.77 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Manchester Memorial Hospital Manchester · Manchester, CT CEA | $123.48 | $123.48 | — source file |
| The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $158.00 | $158.00 | — source file |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $158.03 | $158.03 | — source file |
| Midstate Medical Center Meriden · Meriden, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $158.03 | $158.03 | — source file |
| The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $158.03 | $158.03 | — source file |
| Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic · Willimantic, CT HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $158.03 | $158.03 | — source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford, CT | 3 | $46.80 | $87.45 |
| Waterbury, CT | 2 | $73.70 | $84.44 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Farmington, CT | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Manchester, CT | 1 | $123.48 | $123.48 |
| Meriden, CT | 1 | $158.03 | $158.03 |
| New Britain, CT | 1 | $158.03 | $158.03 |
| Norwich, CT | 1 | $158.00 | $158.00 |
| Putnam, CT | 1 | $35.85 | $35.85 |
| Stafford Springs, CT | 1 | $94.05 | $94.05 |
| Torrington, CT | 1 | $82.25 | $82.25 |
| Wallingford, CT | 1 | $111.14 | $111.14 |
| Willimantic, CT | 1 | $158.03 | $158.03 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What it is
A CEA test measures a protein that can be high in colorectal and some other cancers. It is used to follow treatment and watch for recurrence, not to screen healthy people.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test in other states
- Alabama$99.00
- Alaska$186.81
- Arizona$53.40
- Arkansas$56.20
- California$120.12
- Colorado$214.49
- Delaware$166.69
- District of Columbia$206.28
- Florida$117.65
- Georgia$99.30
- Hawaii$159.48
- Idaho$95.55
- Illinois$141.40
- Indiana$123.62
- Iowa$104.92
- Kansas$109.74
- Kentucky$125.64
- Louisiana$58.66
- Maine$85.65
- Maryland$72.37
- Massachusetts$94.63
- Michigan$83.00
- Minnesota$100.00
- Mississippi$97.44
- Missouri$100.70
- Montana$100.32
- Nebraska$128.00
- Nevada$152.78
- New Hampshire$130.35
- New Jersey$43.50
- New Mexico$140.70
- New York$70.00
- North Carolina$145.60
- North Dakota$122.92
- Ohio$86.04
- Oklahoma$100.80
- Oregon$81.75
- Pennsylvania$111.14
- Puerto Rico$70.00
- Rhode Island$151.60
- South Carolina$148.50
- South Dakota$164.80
- Tennessee$63.44
- Texas$133.33
- Utah$305.58
- Vermont$188.00
- Virginia$115.20
- Washington$129.60
- West Virginia$100.00
- Wisconsin$135.85
- Wyoming$90.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.