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Blood Albumin Test

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 6 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$4.17$4.07 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$4.90 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $13professional $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
$4.90
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.50

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $4.90 · 41st 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.