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Blood Albumin Test

Mississippi 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.25$3.24 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$8.71 to $8.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10facility $9professional $5

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
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$10.00

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$7.08

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.