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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 July 2026.

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

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$33.11$23.44 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$31.62 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $19 to $776Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $14 to $123
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $68professional $33

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
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$33.88

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.