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Prealbumin Blood Test

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$10.96$7.94 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$11.75 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 42nd 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.