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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 5 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$14.13$14.13 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$43.65 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $23 to $347Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $66
$10$20$50$100$200facility $129professional $14

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
$14.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 5th of 51

$43.65

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.