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Blood Albumin Test

North Carolina 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 8 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$4.68$4.17 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$14.79 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $4 to $72Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $35professional $5

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
$36.31
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.92
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $12.59 · 6th 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.