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Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Blood Test

West 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 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$15.49$14.79 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$110 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $22 to $257Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $174professional $15

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
$22.39
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$125.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$138

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.