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Blood Albumin Test

Idaho 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 7 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$5.75$4.68 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$9.55 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $5 to $60Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $6

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
$10.96
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$8.91

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $9.55 · 8th 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.