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Blood Albumin Test

Nebraska 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2.95$2.95 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$6.92 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $52Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $3

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
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.45
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$10.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 30th of 51

$4.90

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.