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Blood Albumin Test

Montana 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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 $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$6.61 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $91Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $10professional $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
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$75,857.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.92

Where Montana 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.

Montana $6.17 · 24th 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.