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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 82042

Measures how much albumin, the main protein carried in the bloodstream, is present in a fluid other than blood, such as urine or spinal fluid. Albumin should mostly stay inside blood vessels, so finding it elsewhere points to a leak, most often through the kidneys. The result is reported as a measured amount for each sample tested.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid cost?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.01 to $6.46.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $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
$5.89
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.41

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$5.89

AK $17.38KY $4.68

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.