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Blood Albumin Test

Vermont 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.46$3.47 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$33.88 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $34 to $245Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$9.12

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$33.88

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.