Lab tests CPT 82040 Outpatient

Albumin test cost in New York, NY

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 69 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $4.00 to $273.24, with a median of $5.94. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $1.94 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $18.27 at 110 hospitals.

Cash prices at 69 facilities across 49 cities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$4.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$5.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference68.3×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $4.00Highest $933.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Assay Of Serum Albumin File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $4.00 $131.00 $2.97–$111.35 97%
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 ALBUMIN QST+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $7.32–$160.53 91%
JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $165.00 $8.86–$156.09 97%
Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $1.00–$18.88 76%
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $1.00–$19.00 76%
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$50.54 76%
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$51.14 76%
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $2.95–$22.68 91%
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$112.30 76%
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $1.00–$19.00 76%
St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 Assay of serum albumin+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file $4.95 — $4.29–$280.24 —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$88.31 76%
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $7.76–$161.62 91%
Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $7.32–$160.53 91%
Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $7.81–$160.58 91%
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $13.81–$165.00 91%
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$97.34 76%
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $4.95–$160.58 91%
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $1.00–$19.06 76%
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $1.00–$19.12 76%
North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC ALBUMIN; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file $4.95 $20.76 $4.85–$48.96 76%
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $9.13–$165.00 91%
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 ALBUMIN-SERUM.+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file $4.95 $55.00 $4.95–$54.10 91%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Albumin Serum source file $5.69 $222.00 — 97%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Albumin Serum source file $5.69 $90.00 — 94%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Albumin Serum source file $5.69 $110.00 — 95%
University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file $5.69 $174.79 $1.70–$166.05 97%
CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Albumin Serum source file $5.69 $55.00 — 90%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Albumin (protein) level source file $5.69 $135.45 $4.95–$135.45 96%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Albumin Serum source file $5.69 $88.00 — 94%
NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $5.94 $41.93 $4.46–$160.44 86%
NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $5.94 $41.93 $4.46–$160.44 86%
NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $5.94 $41.93 $4.46–$160.44 86%
NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $5.94 $41.93 $4.46–$160.44 86%
NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $5.94 $41.93 $4.46–$160.44 86%
Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Albumin 82040 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file $6.50 $65.00 $5.08–$52.00 90%
Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Xpld-Albumin 82040 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file $7.00 $70.00 $5.47–$56.00 90%
Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Testostrn,Fre,Ba,Tot*X*82040 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file $7.90 $79.00 $6.18–$63.20 90%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SFIG Albumin, Serum 6074561 source file $9.00 $15.00 $3.96–$15.79 40%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $12.00 $12.00 $3.50–$1,912.00 —
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $12.00 $12.00 $3.50–$1,912.00 —
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL source file $13.00 $13.00 $3.50–$1,912.00 —
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN 6075788 source file $14.40 $24.00 $3.96–$20.40 40%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL source file $15.00 $15.00 $3.50–$1,912.00 —
St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson, NY HC ALBUMIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC ALBUMIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC ALBUMIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC ALBUMIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC ALBUMIN SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC ALBUMIN REF+1 more line at this price File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file $18.27 $128.00 $4.85–$128.00 86%
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Chem Se Albumin File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file $19.06 $27.22 $2.03–$625.00 30%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ALBUMIN SERUM 6070552 source file $20.40 $34.00 $3.96–$28.90 40%
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 SERUM ALBUMIN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $25.00 $25.00 — —
Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file $29.00 $31.00 $2.00–$31.00 6%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $29.40 $49.00 $3.96–$41.65 40%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 Free Testosterone� source file $40.80 $68.00 $3.96–$57.80 40%
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon, NY · (914) 664-8000 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $41.60 $64.00 $3.71–$53.61 35%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SERUM ALBUMIN source file $44.40 $74.00 $3.96–$62.90 40%
Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Albumin, Serum+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $45.00 $50.00 — 10%
Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Albumin, Serum+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $45.00 $50.00 — 10%
Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Albumin, Serum Plasma Whole Blood+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $45.00 $50.00 — 10%
Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Albumin, Serum Plasma Whole Blood+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $45.00 $50.00 — 10%
The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Albumin, Serum Plasma Whole Blood+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $45.00 $50.00 — 10%
St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $45.63 $45.63 $4.70–$11.19 —
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Albumin Serum source file $45.98 $1,008.00 — 95%
The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN w/ reflex source file $48.00 $80.00 $3.96–$68.00 40%
Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL source file $50.00 $50.00 $4.95–$4,255.00 —
Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Albumin (protein) level File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file $50.00 $50.00 $4.95–$94.35 —
Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file $61.00 $61.00 $3.46–$61.00 —
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 ALBUMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $76.01 $76.01 — —
St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $78.20 $92.00 $4.70–$3,783.00 15%
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL source file $78.99 $78.99 $4.95–$6.43 —
Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 Albumin Level+1 more line at this price File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file $79.00 $79.00 $4.95–$233.34 —
Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $86.00 $86.00 $4.95–$4,255.00 —
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $87.80 $87.80 $4.95–$6.44 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Assay of Serum Albumin - Albumin File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $98.00 $98.00 $9.07–$88.20 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Assay of Serum Albumin - Albumin File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $98.00 $98.00 $16.01–$88.20 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Assay of Serum Albumin - Albumin File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $98.00 $98.00 $9.07–$88.20 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Assay of Serum Albumin - Albumin File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $98.00 $98.00 $16.01–$88.20 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Albumin Serum, Blood or Plasma File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $105.00 $105.00 $9.07–$94.50 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Albumin Serum, Blood or Plasma File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $105.00 $105.00 $9.07–$94.50 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Albumin Serum, Blood or Plasma File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $105.00 $105.00 $16.01–$94.50 —
Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Albumin Serum, Blood or Plasma File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file $105.00 $105.00 $16.01–$94.50 —
CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Albumin Serum source file $112.08 $1,535.00 — 93%
Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL source file $124.30 $124.30 $3.96–$9.90 —
University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 82040 - ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $127.00 $127.00 $1.00–$1,815.00 —
Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN source file $142.31 $142.31 $3.96–$9.90 —
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Albumin Serum source file $172.00 $3,280.00 — 95%
Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 ALBUMIN LEVEL source file $227.00 $229.00 $2.00–$229.00 1%
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 ALBUMIN, SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $273.24 $303.60 — 10%
Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 ALBUMIN ASCITIC FLUID source file $291.00 $294.00 $2.00–$294.00 1%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Albumin Serum source file $924.08 $8,505.73 — 89%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Albumin Serum source file $933.51 $12,643.48 — 93%
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.
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Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $5.94, highest $273.24 — a 68.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $9.00. 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 48 of 56 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 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.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82040 ($33.57). 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYALBUMIN-SERUM $0.01 file
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYALBUMIN-SERUM $0.01 file
Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYALBUMIN-SERUM $0.01 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.