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Blood Albumin Test

Michigan 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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$4.68$4.27 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$4.68 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $34Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $1 to $10
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $7professional $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
$3.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.46

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $5.50 · 35th 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.