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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 4 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$4.07$3.98 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$5.13 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $4 to $87Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $35professional $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
$4.07
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $5.89 · 27th 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.