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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.61$4.47 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$6.61 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $7

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
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$4.90

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$6.61

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.