Albumin test cost in Beaumont, TX
In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $4.85 to $58.40, with a median of $27.39. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas — $22.54 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $37.20 at 297 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 Jan 13, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $4.85 | $158.43 | $3.04–$158.43 | 97% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 RL ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $4.85 | $158.43 | $3.04–$158.43 | 97% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur, TX HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD | $27.39 | $83.00 | $2.48–$70.55 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD | $27.39 | $83.00 | $2.48–$70.55 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD | $27.39 | $83.00 | $2.48–$70.55 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD | $27.39 | $83.00 | $2.48–$70.55 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD | $27.39 | $83.00 | $2.48–$70.55 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB | $36.63 | $111.00 | $2.48–$94.35 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB | $36.63 | $111.00 | $2.48–$94.35 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB | $36.63 | $111.00 | $2.48–$94.35 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB | $36.63 | $111.00 | $2.48–$94.35 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur, TX HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB | $36.63 | $111.00 | $2.48–$94.35 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont Beaumont, TX Serum Albumin | $58.40 | $58.40 | $3.71–$49.64 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.85, median $27.39, highest $58.40 — a 12.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $58.40. 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 6 of 7 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.