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Blood Albumin Test

Rhode Island 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 4 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$3.72$3.63 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$6.31 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $74Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $14professional $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
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $5.75 · 33rd 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.