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Blood Albumin Test

Alabama 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $7.08 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$4.47$4.37 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.08$5.75 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $52Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $7professional $4

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
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.92

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $4.90 · 39th 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.