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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 7 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$18.20$15.85 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.20 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $18

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
$28.18
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$19.50

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.