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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 October 2026.

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

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$13.80$9.33 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$19.05 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $69Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $22professional $14

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
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 29th of 51

$19.05

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.