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Prealbumin Blood Test

Montana 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$19.50$13.18 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$21.38 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$21.38

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.