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Blood Albumin Test

South Dakota 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 7 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$8.13$4.57 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$25.12 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $10 to $135Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $41
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $33professional $8

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
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$40.74
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.41
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.92
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $13.49 · 4th 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.