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Blood Albumin Test

Missouri 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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$5.75$4.17 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$6.31 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $62Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $16
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $9professional $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
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.92

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $7.76 · 14th 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.