Albumin test cost in Pensacola, FL — inpatient
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $3.75 to $11.55, with a median of $4.90. The lowest listed price is at Gulf Breeze Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1.15 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $15.95 at 168 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze Hospital lowest Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA W/BID File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $3.75 | $25.00 | $3.75–$25.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Health Care lowest Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA W/BID File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $3.75 | $25.00 | $3.75–$25.00 | 85% |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 82040 L002238 ALB SER+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.05 | $17.28 | $3.35–$13.82 | 65% |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 ALBUMIN SERU+1 more line at this price File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $7.35 | $49.00 | $7.35–$49.00 | 85% |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 ALBUMIN SERUM File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $7.35 | $49.00 | $7.35–$49.00 | 85% |
| Jay Hospital Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 ALBUMIN SERUM File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $11.55 | $77.00 | $16.94–$77.00 | 85% |
Inpatient: lowest $3.75, median $4.90, highest $11.55 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FLASSAY OF ALBUMIN SERUM | $2.32 | file |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FLASSAY OF ALBUMIN SERUM | $2.32 | file |
| Jay Hospital Jay, FLASSAY OF ALBUMIN SERUM | $3.25 | file |