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Blood Albumin Test

Iowa 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$8.91$4.17 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$9.33 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $6 to $724Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $34professional $9

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
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$13.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $12.59 · 7th 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.