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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 July 2026.

How much does Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$19.05$17.78 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$36.31 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $19 to $166Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $19

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
$17.78
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 45th of 51

$19.05

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.