go back

Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$11.75$10.96 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$18.20 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $13 to $87Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $12

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
$12.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 41st of 51

$16.60

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.