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Blood Albumin Test

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$2.51 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$5.37 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.24
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.81

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Vermont than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$4.68

VT $33.88GA $3.63

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.