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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

North Carolina 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$3.63 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$6.17 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20facility $7professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$6.17

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.