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Blood Albumin Test

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Albumin Test cost?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$3.89$2.88 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$4.47 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $33Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $4

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
$4.07
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$60.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$13.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$4.47

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.