Albumin test cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $3.46 to $97.00, with a median of $45.36. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento — $41.90 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $24.96 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 RL-A-OLIGO 80440D File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $3.46 | $12.00 | $9.00–$9.96 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-A-OLIGO 80440D File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $4.67 | $12.00 | $1.32–$9.84 | 61% |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $24.86 | $114.00 | $82.08–$91.20 | 78% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.24 | $114.00 | $12.54–$104.88 | 73% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.24 | $114.00 | $12.54–$94.62 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $32.84 | $114.00 | $85.50–$94.62 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $44.35 | $114.00 | $12.54–$93.48 | 61% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file | $45.36 | $81.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file | $45.36 | $81.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file | $45.36 | $81.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Center For Psychiatry Sacramento, CA · (916) 386-3000 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG ALBUMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $3.46, median $45.36, highest $97.00 — a 28.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $45.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 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.
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $1.64 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $2.06 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $2.06 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $2.16 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-OLIGO 80440D | $2.62 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-IGG SYN 50676A | $2.92 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-OLIGO 80440D | $3.29 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-OLIGO 80440D | $3.29 | file |