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Blood Albumin Test

Louisiana 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$2.82 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.90 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $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
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.41
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.17

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$5.25

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.