Lab tests CPT 82378 Outpatient

CEA test cost in Burlington, VT

In Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $136.00 to $200.14, with a median of $168.07. The lowest listed price is at University of Vermont Medical Center — $32.07 less than the median here. Across Vermont, the median is $188.00 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Aug 5, 2026.

Lowest$136.00University of Vermont Medical Center

Median$168.07half of hospitals charge less

Highest$200.14in this market

Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Burlington-South Burlington, VT.

median

Lowest $136.00Highest $200.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
University of Vermont Medical Center lowest Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 HC - CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN File of Apr 28, 2026 · source file	$136.00	$136.00	$18.96–$194.00	—
University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington, VT · (802) 847-0000 HC - CEA, PANCREATIC CYST FLUID File of Apr 28, 2026 · source file	$194.00	$194.00	$18.96–$194.00	—
Northwestern Medical Center Saint Albans, VT · (802) 524-5911 Carcinoembryonic antigen+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file	$200.14	$425.83	—	53%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $136.00, median $168.07, highest $200.14 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $168.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A CEA test measures a protein that can be high in colorectal and some other cancers. It is used to follow treatment and watch for recurrence, not to screen healthy people.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.