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Prealbumin Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$9.33 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.38 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$20$50facility $18professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$15.14

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.