CEA tumor marker test Cost in Lincoln, NE (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lincoln, NE, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $80 — 31% below the US median ($115), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Bryan Medical Center	Lincoln, NE	$29	$28	★ 3/5	112 min	—
CHI Health Nebraska Heart	Lincoln, NE	$80	$42	★ 4/5	—	—
CHI Health St. Elizabeth	Lincoln, NE	$115	$53	★ 4/5	158 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$173

Cash / self-pay

$80

Insurer-negotiated

$42

Medicare pays

$19

$39$108

Median cash $80 · Medicare $19 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $80 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $173 list price could save about $93 (54%).

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Doctors who perform this in Lincoln

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Eric Avery, M.D.	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	432
Kailash Mosalpuria, M.D., MPH	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	251
Madhu Midathada, MD	Hematology-Oncology	Lincoln, NE	167
Matthew Shupe, D.O.	Medical Oncology	Lincoln, NE	118

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