Albumin test cost in El Centro, CA
In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for albumin blood test: from $8.56 to $8.56, with a median of $8.56. Across California, the median is $24.96 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Centro, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Albumin, Serum QSTS | $8.56 | $24.45 | $3.22–$38.89 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Albumin Level | $21.50 | $61.43 | $3.22–$38.89 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Albumin QST | $21.50 | $61.43 | $3.22–$38.89 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.56, median $8.56, highest $8.56.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.56. 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82040 ($33.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CAAlbumin/Globulin Ratio | $1.30 | file |