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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

North Dakota 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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$10.23$7.94 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$5.50 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $45Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $10

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
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.33

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$10.00

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.