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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Florida 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 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$15.49 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$44.67 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $18 to $224Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $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
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$37.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$147.91
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 17th of 51

$27.54

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.