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Blood Albumin Test

Arizona 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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$4.47$3.98 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$6.76 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $27
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $11professional $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
$5.89
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.76

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $5.50 · 37th 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.