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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$3.89 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$6.03 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$5.89

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.