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Prealbumin Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$19.05$11.75 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$89.13 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $89 to $138Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29
$10$20$50$100$200facility $120professional $19

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
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$89.13

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.