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Blood Albumin Test

Washington 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 9 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$4.68$4.47 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$6.76 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $69Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $26
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $15professional $5

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
$5.37
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.47
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.00
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.89

Where Washington 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.

Washington $5.89 · 29th 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.