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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 October 2026.

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

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$19.05 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $93Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42
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
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.55

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$16.98

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.