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Prealbumin Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$11.75$9.77 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$11.75 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $63Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50facility $19professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$11.75

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.