Albumin test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $26.04 to $133.98, with a median of $42.84. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $16.80 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $37.20 at 296 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.04 | $62.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.04 | $62.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.46 | $63.00 | — | 58% |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42.84 | $102.00 | — | 58% |
| Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX · (806) 675-2382 Albumin, Serum source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | $6.00–$50.00 | — |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Serum Albumin - Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $87.00 | — | — |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $133.98 | $319.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $133.98 | $319.00 | — | 58% |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $133.98 | $319.00 | — | 58% |
Outpatient: lowest $26.04, median $42.84, highest $133.98 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $110.49. 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 not 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.