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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$16.98$15.85 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$35.48 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $23 to $174Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $23
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $62professional $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
$61.66
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.59

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 44th of 51

$19.05

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.