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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82378

This blood test measures carcinoembryonic antigen, a protein that can be elevated in certain cancers, most often colorectal cancer. It is mainly used to help monitor a person's response to cancer treatment and to watch for signs of cancer returning, rather than as a general screening test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$25.12 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$70.79 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $49 to $347Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $19 to $79
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $148professional $43

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$173.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$63.10

VT $70.79MD $14.13

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.