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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 July 2026.

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

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$19.05$15.14 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$28.84 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $117
$10$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $19

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
$22.39
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 29th of 51

$22.91

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.