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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$4.47$4.27 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$9.12 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $6 to $117Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $36professional $4

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
$5.89
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.72

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $4.57 · 47th 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.