Lab tests CPT 82040 Outpatient

Albumin test cost in Modesto, CA

In Modesto, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $45.36 to $207.00, with a median of $97.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto — $51.64 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $24.96 at 212 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 17, 2026.

Lowest$45.36Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto

Median$97.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$207.00in this market

Difference4.6×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 Modesto, CA.

median

Lowest $45.36Highest $207.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto lowest Modesto, CA ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file	$45.36	$81.00	$5.00–$15.00	44%
Memorial Medical Center Modesto, CA · (209) 526-4500 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$97.00	$97.00	—	—
Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale, CA · (209) 847-3011 Albumin (protein) level File of Jul 17, 2026 · source file	$207.00	$276.00	$4.95–$248.40	25%

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.

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.

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.

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

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Outpatient: lowest $45.36, median $97.00, highest $207.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $71.18. 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 1 of 2 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.