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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 8 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$14.13 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$23.99 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $214Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $43
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $50professional $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
$23.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$22.39

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.