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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

New Mexico 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$5.89$3.24 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$9.33 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $7 to $72Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $30professional $6

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
$5.89
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.68

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 25th of 51

$7.24

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.