Lab tests CPT 82040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Albumin test cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $3.50 to $3.50, with a median of $3.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $30.00 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center

Median$3.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$3.50in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

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.

median

Lowest $3.50Highest $22.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$3.50	$7.00	—	50%
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$4.00	$8.00	—	50%
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$22.50	$45.00	—	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $3.50, median $3.50, highest $3.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 ($33.00). 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.

Hospital	Cash price	File
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

File Link to the hospital's own price file.