Albumin test cost in Augusta, GA
In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $24.00 to $224.48, with a median of $35.91. The lowest listed price is at Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R — $11.91 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $35.91 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R lowest Edgefield, SC · (803) 637-3174 HC Albumin Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $19.60–$35.80 | 40% |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson, GA · (706) 595-1411 HC Albumin File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.91 | $119.70 | $0.01–$107.73 | 70% |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta, GA · (706) 722-9011 HC Albumin File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.91 | $119.70 | $0.01–$107.73 | 70% |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Albumin Serum Plasma/Whole Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.82 | $138.00 | — | 61% |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta, GA · (706) 651-6008 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.48 | $224.48 | $4.36–$202.03 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $24.00, median $35.91, highest $224.48 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $35.91. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.