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Prealbumin Blood Test

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$20.42$9.77 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$10.23 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $10 to $85Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $20

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
$10.23
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 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.