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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$11.48 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$44.67 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $24 to $71Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $47professional $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
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
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
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 3rd of 51

$44.67

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.