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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 July 2026.

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

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$16.98$16.60 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$26.30 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $78Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $17

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
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$18.20

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.