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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$5.62$3.24 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$13.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $6 to $105Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $39professional $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
$10.96
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$9.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$10.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $15.14 · 3rd 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.