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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 October 2026.

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

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$19.05 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$58.88 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $25 to $186Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48
$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $28

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
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.02

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 51

$32.36

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.