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Blood Albumin Test

Colorado 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 7 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$4.27$3.80 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$8.91 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $4 to $102Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $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
$3.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.75
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.68

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $5.62 · 34th 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.