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Blood Albumin Test

Washington, DC 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$3.72$3.72 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$8.91 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $4 to $58Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $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
$3.72
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$8.51

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $8.91 · 10th 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.