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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 July 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$16.98$16.60 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$33.11 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $19 to $141Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $27
$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $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
$20.42
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 36th of 51

$21.88

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.