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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$15.85$14.79 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$46.77 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $19 to $251Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47
$10$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$46.77

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.