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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$11.48$11.48 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$28.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $166Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $11

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
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$74.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$38.02

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 21st of 51

$22.39

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.