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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$12.59 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.38 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $191Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $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
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 37th of 51

$21.88

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.