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Blood Albumin Test

Maine 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?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $6.17 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$3.72$2.95 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.17$4.79 to $7.24

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $25Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 48th of 51

$3.98

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.