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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 October 2026.

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

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$13.18$8.91 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$18.62 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $19professional $13

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
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$21.38

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$15.49

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.