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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$13.18 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$70.79 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $71 to $339Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $135professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$70.79

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.