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Blood Albumin Test

Virginia 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?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 8 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$4.37$3.72 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$6.03 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $74Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $13professional $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
$6.03
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.47
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $5.50 · 36th 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.