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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$11.48 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$24.55 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $95Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $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
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.37

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$22.91

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.