Albumin test cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $4.98 to $5.26, with a median of $5.12. The lowest listed price is at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital — $0.14 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $24.96 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital lowest Camarillo, CA · (805) 988-2500 784M RL-A-OLIGO 80440D File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $4.98 | $12.00 | $3.24–$9.60 | 59% |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 784M RL-A-OLIGO 80440D File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.26 | $12.00 | $3.24–$9.36 | 56% |
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CA · (805) 988-2500 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.22 | $19.80 | $5.35–$15.84 | 58% |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.68 | $19.80 | $5.35–$15.45 | 56% |
Inpatient: lowest $4.98, median $5.12, highest $5.26 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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.
2 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CA633M RL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $3.12 | file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA633M RL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $3.29 | file |