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Blood Albumin Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82040

This blood test measures albumin, a protein made by the liver that helps keep fluid in the bloodstream and carries substances throughout the body. Low levels can be a sign of liver disease, kidney problems, malnutrition, or inflammation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$6.46$4.57 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$4.47 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $4 to $102Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $21professional $6

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
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$15.85
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$85.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in West Virginia than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6.92 · 17th of 51
WV $44.67KY $4.47

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.