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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$15.14 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$22.91 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $59Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $19

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 19th of 51

$22.91

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.