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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$13.18$9.55 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$21.88 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $19 to $49Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11
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
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$19.05

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.