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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 July 2026.

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

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$19.05 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$16.60 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $17 to $316Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $63professional $31

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$173.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. 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· 12th of 51

$32.36

WV $138NV $17.78

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.