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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$12.02 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$22.91 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $22 to $68Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10$20$50facility $23professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$31.62

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$19.95

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.