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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Oregon 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$18.20 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$19.95 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $85Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $21

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
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th of 51

$23.44

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.