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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.41$5.62 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$8.91 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $3 to $48Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$3.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.51

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$8.51

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.