Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

Delaware 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$6.03	$3.72 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$12.88	$6.46 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $79Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $6.46 Median $6.46 Typical High $16.98	Facility	None	$6.46	$6.46	$16.98
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.89 Median $6.03 Typical High $10.72	Professional	None	$3.89	$6.03	$10.72
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $5.01 Median $5.01 Typical High $11.48	Facility	None	$5.01	$5.01	$11.48
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.16 Median $9.12 Typical High $37.15	Professional	None	$3.16	$9.12	$37.15
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $12.88 Median $52.48 Typical High $93.33	Facility	None	$12.88	$52.48	$93.33
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.78 Median $3.24 Typical High $7.24	Professional	None	$0.78	$3.24	$7.24

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 32nd of 51

$6.46

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.