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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$15.14 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$19.95 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $15 to $398Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $44professional $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
$14.79
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.16
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 51st of 51

$17.78

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.