Albumin test cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $9.30 to $214.25, with a median of $54.37. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $45.07 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $17.05 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Sep 17, 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG ALBUMIN (ARUP)+2 more lines at this price File of Oct 14, 2025 · source file | $9.30 | $23.25 | $3.71–$20.93 | 60% |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 CSF IgG Index Profile (MAYO) source file | $39.05 | $39.05 | $32.73–$39.05 | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 CSF/Serum Alb. Index source file | $44.96 | $44.96 | $37.69–$44.96 | — |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Albumin Level source file | $69.69 | $69.69 | $58.41–$69.69 | — |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Albumin Level source file | $129.00 | $129.00 | $108.13–$129.00 | — |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa, KY · (606) 638-9451 Albumin (protein) level File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $214.25 | $357.09 | $4.20–$374.94 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $9.30, median $54.37, highest $214.25 — a 23.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $39.05. 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 2 of 4 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.