Albumin test cost in Asheville, NC
In Asheville, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $63.00 to $95.52, with a median of $79.26. The lowest listed price is at AdventHealth Hendersonville — $16.26 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $32.76 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Asheville, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Hendersonville lowest Hendersonville, NC · (828) 684-8501 HC ALBUMIN LEVEL | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville lowest Hendersonville, NC · (828) 684-8501 HC ALBUMIN LEVEL SERUM - IMMUNOGLOBULIN G (IGG) CSF INDEX - ARUP | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville lowest Hendersonville, NC · (828) 684-8501 HC ALBUMIN LEVEL ARUP OLIGOCLONAL BAND | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville lowest Hendersonville, NC · (828) 684-8501 HC ALBUMIN LEVEL SERUM - OLIGOCLONAL BAND PROFILE - ARUP | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carepartners Rehabilitation Hospital Asheville, NC Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood | $95.52 | $95.52 | $8.91 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carepartners Rehabilitation Hospital Asheville, NC ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $95.52 | $95.52 | $19.10–$78.33 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.00, median $79.26, highest $95.52 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $63.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An albumin test measures the main protein in blood plasma, made by the liver. Low levels point to liver disease, kidney protein loss or poor nutrition.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.