CEA test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 88 hospitals publish a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $12.32 to $2,336.38, with a median of $63.44. The lowest price is at Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell). The highest price is 189.6× 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 Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.32Claiborne Medical Center
Median$63.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,336.38in Tennessee
Lowest saves$51.12vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Medical Center lowest Tazewell · Tazewell, TN CARCINEOMBRYONIC AG | $12.32 | $44.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $24.65 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $32.66 | $142.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $32.66 | $142.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $33.30 | $222.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG | $37.92 | $94.80 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN Carcinoembryonic Antigen | $41.41 | $101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN CEA LC | $45.46 | $119.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $46.10 | $235.21 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN - CEA (CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN) | $48.90 | $163.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1531130000 - Cea | $52.77 | $96.30 | Jan 6, 2025 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN CEA QUEST 978 | $53.55 | $119.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $55.39 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $56.60 | $283.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $57.30 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $57.30 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) | $57.64 | $262.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) | $57.64 | $262.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) | $57.64 | $262.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) | $57.64 | $262.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Cea (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) | $57.64 | $262.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $59.16 | $204.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $59.16 | $204.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $59.16 | $204.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $61.12 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $62.96 | $252.87 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $63.03 | $191.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $63.03 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $63.03 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $63.03 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $63.44 | $211.45 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $63.48 | $276.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN CEA | $64.94 | $137.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA LC | $68.28 | $113.80 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN CEA, Fluid | $71.34 | $174.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA CEA | $84.69 | $84.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CEA | $85.92 | $126.35 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG | $97.54 | $430.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG (CEA) | $110.16 | $204.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $112.11 | $453.89 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic Antigen ARUP | $115.80 | $193.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN Q91930 CEA PCF ICLA | $116.28 | $430.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $116.55 | $555.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $116.55 | $555.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $116.55 | $555.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $118.31 | $507.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) | $120.33 | $191.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA | $121.28 | $215.10 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $125.04 | $521.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $137.88 | $422.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $147.60 | $503.75 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB CEA | $147.71 | $499.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY CARCINOEMBRYONIC AG | $156.31 | $805.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Pbc Cea | $175.13 | $606.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN CEA # 002139 | $185.60 | $232.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN CEA | $211.00 | $211.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB CEA | $211.08 | $499.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $214.61 | $423.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA | $296.00 | $296.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Pbc Cea | $319.97 | $606.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA | $404.55 | $404.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA | $450.00 | $450.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $696.87 | $696.87 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $767.00 | $767.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $848.85 | $848.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CEA | $880.62 | $880.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CEA | $880.62 | $880.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA CEA | $880.62 | $880.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CEA | $1,140.59 | $1,140.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $1,627.44 | $1,627.44 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | $2,336.38 | $2,336.38 | Sep 1, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 21 | $24.65 | $137.88 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $52.77 | $57.64 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $57.30 | $63.03 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $84.69 | $319.97 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $33.30 | $33.30 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $33.30 | $33.30 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $48.90 | $48.90 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $59.16 | $122.38 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $46.10 | $46.10 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $48.90 | $48.90 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $48.90 | $48.90 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $156.31 | $156.31 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $63.44 | $63.44 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $61.12 | $61.12 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $85.92 | $85.92 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $48.90 | $48.90 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $64.94 | $64.94 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $33.30 | $33.30 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $63.48 | $63.48 |
| Lexington, TN | 1 | $37.92 | $37.92 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $62.96 | $62.96 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $41.41 | $41.41 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $32.66 | $32.66 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $48.90 | $48.90 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $63.44 | $63.44 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $57.30 | $57.30 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $175.13 | $175.13 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $147.60 | $147.60 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $45.46 | $45.46 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $63.44 | $63.44 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $32.66 | $32.66 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $53.55 | $53.55 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $55.39 | $55.39 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $59.16 | $59.16 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $12.32 | $12.32 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $56.60 | $56.60 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $71.34 | $71.34 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $112.11 | $112.11 |
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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
- Connecticut$94.62
- 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$104.00
- Kansas$108.79
- Kentucky$125.64
- Louisiana$57.83
- 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$86.93
- Oklahoma$98.49
- Oregon$81.75
- Pennsylvania$111.14
- Puerto Rico$70.00
- Rhode Island$151.60
- South Carolina$148.50
- South Dakota$164.80
- Texas$133.25
- Utah$305.58
- Vermont$188.00
- Virginia$115.20
- Washington$129.60
- West Virginia$103.50
- Wisconsin$135.85
- Wyoming$93.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.