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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$18.20$11.22 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$26.30 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $18

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
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$26.30

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.