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Blood Albumin Test

Delaware 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 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 $8.91 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.47$3.55 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$4.07 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $34Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $4

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$33.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$74.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 31st of 51

$4.90

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.