Albumin test cost in San Antonio, TX
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 16 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $7.50 to $201.67, with a median of $201.67. The lowest listed price is at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center — $194.17 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $37.20 at 296 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 5 cities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Sep 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center lowest Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALBUMIN;SERUM,PLASMA/WHOLE BLD source file | $7.50 | $15.00 | $4.95–$36.66 | 50% |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN - ALBUMIN File of Oct 14, 2025 · source file | $13.00 | $52.00 | $4.16–$130.00 | 75% |
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 703-8211 HC 82040 ASSAY SERUM ALBUMIN PLASM/WHOLE BLOOD File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file | $16.83 | $51.00 | $2.48–$48.45 | 67% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $20.32 | $22.57 | $5.42–$22.57 | 10% |
| Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 703-8211 HC 82040 ALBUMIN SERUM NEPH REF LAB File of Jan 13, 2026 · source file | $21.78 | $66.00 | $2.48–$62.70 | 67% |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALBUMIN;SER,PLSM/WHL BLDE/1550 source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $4.95–$50.00 | 50% |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 ALBUMIN (SERUM) File of Jul 29, 2026 · source file | $55.53 | $61.69 | $7.92–$61.69 | 10% |
| Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio, TX Serum Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $77.85 | $77.85 | $3.47–$70.07 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Helotes, TX · (210) 575-4000 ALBUMIN SERUM QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $10.08–$201.67 | — |
| Metropolitan Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 ALBUMIN SERUM QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
| Stone Oak Rehab San Antonio, TX ALBUMIN SERUM QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $10.08–$171.42 | — |
| Northeast Methodist San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Texsan Hospital San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Landmark San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Specialty and Transplant San Antonio, TX · (210) 575-4000 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$201.67 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Westover Hills San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Atascosa Jourdanton, TX · (830) 769-3515 ALBUMIN SERUM QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $10.08–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX · (210) 638-2101 ALBUMIN SERUM QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $10.08–$171.42 | — |
| Methodist Texsan Hospital Rehab San Antonio, TX Albumin; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $201.67 | $201.67 | $4.16–$171.42 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $7.50, median $201.67, highest $201.67 — a 26.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $49.09. 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 4 of 16 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.