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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $5.50 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$3.98$3.24 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.50$3.98 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $21Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $4

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
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$3.98

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.