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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$14.13 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$52.48 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $71professional $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
$16.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$20.89

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.