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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 July 2026.

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

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$6.17$5.62 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$10.23 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $6 to $78Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $42professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $12.88 · 4th of 51
SC $19.05CT $5.75

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.