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Blood Albumin Test

New Mexico 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$4.07$3.02 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$7.59 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $4 to $46Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $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
$3.72
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.02

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 36th of 51

$4.68

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.