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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, 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 $31.62 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 6 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 $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$19.05 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $120Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $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
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 47th 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.