CEA tumor marker test cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 94 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $102 — 11% below the US median ($115), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $18 $20 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $18 $20 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $19 $21 — — —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $21 $46 — — —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $22 $21 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $22 $20 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $22 $21 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $22 $22 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $22 $20 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $28 $130 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $29 $20 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $30 $22 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $30 $22 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $32 $22 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $36 $19 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $39 $22 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $41 $22 ★ 4/5 261 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $54 $32 ★ 2/5 166 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $58 $23 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $61 $36 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $65 $57 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $65 $57 ★ 4/5 149 min —
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $65 $29 ★ 5/5 197 min —
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $65 $57 ★ 4/5 145 min —
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $65 $58 ★ 4/5 178 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 October 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)
$223
Cash / self-pay
$102
Insurer-negotiated
$36
Medicare pays
$19
$19$499
Median cash $102  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $102 — about 5.4× 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 $223 list price could save about $121 (54%).

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