Albumin test cost in Vallejo, CA
In Vallejo, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $20.00 to $103.00, with a median of $45.36. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $25.36 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $24.96 at 212 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Vallejo, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Assay Of Serum Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file | $45.36 | $81.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 ALBUMIN SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD source file | $45.36 | $81.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 44% |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo, CA · (707) 554-5280 HCHG CORE ALBUMIN SERUM/PLASMA/BLD+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $103.00 | $103.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.00, median $45.36, highest $103.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $45.36. 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 0 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.