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Blood Albumin Test

Tennessee 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 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 6 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$4.27$3.72 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$4.90 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $4 to $81Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$1.0$10.0$100.0$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
$3.89
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.92

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $4.47 · 49th 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.