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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 7 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$14.45 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$32.36 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $22 to $347Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $76professional $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
$22.91
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 13th of 51

$32.36

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.