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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

South 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$7.76$5.25 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$8.71 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $8

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
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$8.71

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.