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Blood Albumin Test

Utah 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$4.47$4.27 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$31.62 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $6 to $89Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $40professional $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
$10.00
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.46
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.92

Where Utah 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.

Utah $4.90 · 42nd 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.