Albumin test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $3.52 to $297.00, with a median of $191.55. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital — $188.03 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $37.20 at 297 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SPC ALBUMIN SERUM | $3.52 | $17.58 | $1.78–$968.15 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC ALBUMIN SERUM | $3.52 | $17.58 | $1.78–$968.15 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM ALBUMIN | $3.52 | $17.60 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH SPC ALBUMIN SERUM | $3.56 | $17.78 | $1.78–$1,064.11 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSLALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSLALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,489.62 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,489.62 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,489.62 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM ALBUMIN | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,489.62 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM ALBUMIN | $4.49 | $22.47 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SPC *ALBUMIN SERUM | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.82–$18.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ALBUMIN | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.82–$18.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ALBUMIN-ED | $4.60 | $23.00 | $4.82–$18.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLOOD | $7.81 | $39.06 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLOOD | $7.81 | $39.06 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN ALBUMIN POC | $8.23 | $41.16 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN ALBUMIN POC | $8.23 | $41.16 | $1.78–$2,374.33 | 80% | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Serum Albumin | $86.10 | $86.10 | $4.26–$73.19 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $297.00 | $297.00 | $204.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $297.00 | $297.00 | $252.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $297.00 | $297.00 | $204.93 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $297.00 | $297.00 | $17.82–$282.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.52, median $191.55, highest $297.00 — a 84.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4.06. 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 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.