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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.72 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.72$3.02 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.89$4.68 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$8.32

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 41st of 51

$4.27

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.