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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$3.89$2.63 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$4.17 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $4

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
$3.72
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.74
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$1.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.17

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$4.17

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.