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Prealbumin Blood Test

South 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$15.49$10.23 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$16.60 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $15

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 18th of 51

$16.98

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.