Albumin test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 28 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $4.95 to $273.24, with a median of $7.75. The lowest listed price is at Jersey Shore University Medical Center — $2.80 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $18.27 at 107 hospitals.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 20 cities for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center lowest 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% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Albumin Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $55.00 | — | 90% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Albumin Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $222.00 | — | 97% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Albumin Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $110.00 | — | 95% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Albumin Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $90.00 | — | 94% |
| 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% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Albumin (protein) level File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $135.45 | $4.95–$135.45 | 96% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Albumin Serum File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.69 | $88.00 | — | 94% |
| 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 – 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 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 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 File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $15.00 | $3.96–$15.79 | 40% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN 6075788 File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $14.40 | $24.00 | $3.96–$20.40 | 40% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 ALBUMIN SERUM File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $16.28 | $52.00 | $41.60–$44.20 | 69% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 ALBUMIN File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $17.53 | $56.00 | $44.80–$47.60 | 69% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Chem Se Albumin File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $19.06 | $27.22 | — | 30% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ALBUMIN SERUM 6070552 File of May 6, 2026 · 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 File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $29.00 | $31.00 | $2.00–$31.00 | 6% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $3.96–$41.65 | 40% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 Free Testosterone� File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $40.80 | $68.00 | $3.96–$57.80 | 40% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 SERUM ALBUMIN File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $3.96–$62.90 | 40% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Albumin, Serum+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% |
| 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% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, 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 Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN w/ reflex File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $80.00 | $3.96–$68.00 | 40% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | $18.30–$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 | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 82040- Alb Lvl+1 more line at this price File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $23.70–$55.30 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 82040 - ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $127.00 | $127.00 | $1.00–$1,815.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 ALBUMIN LEVEL File of Nov 19, 2025 · 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, BLOOD+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 File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $291.00 | $294.00 | $2.00–$294.00 | 1% |
Inpatient: lowest $4.95, median $7.75, highest $273.24 — a 55.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 67 facilities here, median $5.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 ($33.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |