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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Utah 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$11.48 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$22.91 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $20 to $170Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $17

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
$23.99
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$21.88

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.