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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 6 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$15.49$14.79 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$19.05 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $19 to $269Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $42professional $15

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
$66.07
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$19.05

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.