CEA test cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $53.00 to $316.00, with a median of $188.00. The lowest price is at Grace Cottage Hospital (Townshend). The highest price is 6.0× 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 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$53.00Grace Cottage Hospital
Median$188.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$316.00in Vermont
Lowest saves$135.00vs the median
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Cottage Hospital lowest Townshend · Brattleboro, VT Cea Fah | $53.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CEA | $121.39 | $242.77 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT CEA FAH | $130.06 | $185.80 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT MAYO CEA PANCREATIC CYST FLUID | $181.50 | $242.00 | — source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN | $188.00 | $188.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans · Burlington-South Burlington, VT Carcinoembryonic antigen | $200.14 | $425.83 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT LAB-CEA | $208.95 | $298.50 | — source file |
| Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center Windsor · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Hc Carcino-embryonic Ag Assay | $258.00 | $322.00 | — source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - CEA, PANCREATIC CYST FLUID | $267.66 | $267.66 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT CEA UVM | $316.00 | $395.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $53.00 | $91.53 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $136.00 | $168.07 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $121.39 | $189.70 |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $267.66 | $267.66 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $208.95 | $208.95 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $316.00 | $316.00 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $181.50 | $181.50 |
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$54.84
- Arkansas$56.20
- California$106.38
- Colorado$189.60
- Connecticut$94.05
- Delaware$197.65
- District of Columbia$197.14
- Florida$122.14
- Georgia$99.30
- Hawaii$159.48
- Idaho$95.55
- Illinois$141.40
- Indiana$123.62
- Iowa$104.92
- Kansas$110.69
- 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$102.00
- Montana$100.32
- Nebraska$125.50
- Nevada$152.78
- New Hampshire$130.35
- New Jersey$43.50
- New Mexico$141.90
- New York$70.00
- North Carolina$161.78
- North Dakota$123.83
- Ohio$85.15
- Oklahoma$102.30
- Oregon$81.75
- Pennsylvania$103.70
- Puerto Rico$70.00
- Rhode Island$151.60
- South Carolina$148.50
- South Dakota$164.80
- Tennessee$63.44
- Texas$155.72
- Utah$305.58
- Virginia$115.20
- Washington$127.20
- West Virginia$100.00
- Wisconsin$135.85
- Wyoming$90.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.