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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$8.91 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$33.11 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $14 to $87Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $54professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
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
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$22.39

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.