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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

North Dakota 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 5 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$20.89$16.60 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$89.13 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $13 to $126Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44
$20$50$100facility $107professional $21

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
$13.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 27th of 51

$22.91

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.