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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$10.00 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$15.85 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $16

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
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
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
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.80

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$16.22

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.