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Blood Albumin Test

North Dakota 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 5 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$6.46$4.47 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$8.91 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $3 to $41Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $41
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $32professional $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
$3.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.13

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $7.41 · 16th 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.