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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$14.79$13.18 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$18.62 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $851Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $49professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.37
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,548.82
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
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
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 43rd of 51

$16.22

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.