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Blood Albumin Test

Georgia 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 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 $8.51 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 8 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$4.47$3.39 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$5.62 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $76Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9professional $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
$3.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$6.92

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $4.90 · 40th 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.