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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Arkansas 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 7 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$20.89$15.49 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$25.70 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $21 to $162Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $21

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
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$29.51

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.