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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 July 2026.

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

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 7 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$16.98$14.79 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$30.90 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $22 to $229Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $49
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $68professional $17

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
$22.91
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$52.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 25th 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.