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Prealbumin Blood Test

Oregon 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$14.13 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$16.22 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $16

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
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$18.20

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.