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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 July 2026.

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

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$16.98$15.85 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$50.12 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $24 to $151Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $95professional $17

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
$30.90
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.30

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 39th of 51

$19.95

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.