Lab tests CPT 82040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Albumin test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $28.00 to $51.10, with a median of $44.10. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $16.10 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $35.52 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$28.00Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Median$44.10half pay less
Highest$51.10in this market
Difference1.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $28.00Highest $70.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD CDM $28.00 $40.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB $31.50 $45.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN (RL) $31.50 $45.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN $31.50 $45.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC ALBUMIN CSF/SERUM $35.00 $50.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD CDM $44.10 $63.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD CDM $44.10 $63.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN (RL) $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD CDM $50.40 $72.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN $51.10 $73.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB $51.10 $73.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN (RL) $51.10 $73.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD CDM $51.10 $73.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN (RL) $56.00 $80.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN $56.00 $80.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB $56.00 $80.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA HC ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD LAB $70.56 $100.80 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA HC ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN $70.56 $100.80 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $28.00, median $44.10, highest $51.10 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $39.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.