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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Montana 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$22.91$19.05 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$26.92 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $23 to $288Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $66professional $23

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
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd of 51

$23.44

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.