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Albumin Measured In Urine Or Other Fluid

West Virginia 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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$4.68$3.47 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$7.08 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $66Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $1 to $14
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $5

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$37.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$14.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$6.31

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.