Albumin test cost in Elizabeth City, NC
In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for albumin blood test: from $3.50 to $3.50, with a median of $3.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $32.76 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Elizabeth City, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O | $3.50 | $7.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Albumin | $4.00 | $8.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chga-Albumin | $22.50 | $45.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Albumin Serum(Ms Profile) | $22.50 | $45.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.50, median $3.50, highest $3.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82040 ($33.60). 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.
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NCChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O | $0.50 | file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NCChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O | $2.00 | file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NCChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O | $2.00 | file |