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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 October 2026.

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

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$25.70$16.98 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$27.54 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $107Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $26

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
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$27.54

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.