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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Alabama 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$9.55 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $22Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $15

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
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$17.78

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.