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Prealbumin Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84134

This blood test measures the level of prealbumin, a protein made by the liver that reflects a person's recent nutritional status. It is used to help assess malnutrition or monitor nutritional recovery, since its level changes more quickly than some other nutrition-related blood markers.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prealbumin Blood Test cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$33.11$19.05 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$48.98 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $33 to $178Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62
$10$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $33

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
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$40.74

VT $89.13MD $10.96

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.