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Blood Albumin Test

South Carolina 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$3.89 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$10.23 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $47Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $6

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
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.92
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.79

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$10.23

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.