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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$19.05$16.98 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$38.90 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $23 to $195Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39
$10$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $19

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
$26.92
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.57

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$43.65

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.