Lab tests CPT 82378 Outpatient

CEA test cost in Loveland, CO

In Loveland, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test: from $13.11 to $13.11, with a median of $13.11. Across Colorado, the median is $189.60 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82378, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.

Lowest$13.11Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus
Median$13.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13.11in this market
Difference1.0×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 Loveland, CO.

median
Lowest $13.11Highest $75.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus lowest Loveland, CO · (970) 820-4640 LAB AG CARCINOEMBRYONIC File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $13.11 $57.00 $14.65–$3,792.00 77%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO · (970) 820-4640 LAB AG CARCINOEMBRYONIC ARUP NS File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $15.64 $68.00 $17.48–$3,792.00 77%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO · (970) 820-4640 LAB AG CARCINOEMBRYONIC QNI NS File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $17.48 $76.00 $18.39–$3,792.00 77%
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO · (970) 820-4640 LAB AG CARCINOEMBRYONIC MAYO NS File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file $75.67 $329.00 $18.39–$3,792.00 77%
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.

Outpatient: lowest $13.11, median $13.11, highest $13.11.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13.11. 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 and below every plan's rate. 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.