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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 July 2026.

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

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$16.22$14.45 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$34.67 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $18 to $263Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $71professional $16

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
$16.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 35th of 51

$22.39

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.