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Blood Albumin Test

Minnesota 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$5.89$4.90 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$10.00 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $5 to $45Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $35
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $6

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
$4.68
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.77
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $6.92 · 18th 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.