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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

Tennessee 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.39 to $7.76.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $14professional $4

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
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.41

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 43rd of 51

$5.89

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.