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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 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 $12.30 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$4.90$3.98 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$6.17 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $45Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $5

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
$12.30
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$40.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.33

Where Maine 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.

Maine $5.89 · 30th 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.