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Lab tests CPT 82040 Outpatient

Albumin test cost in Virginia Beach, VA

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 12 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $3.50 to $57.60, with a median of $9.92. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $6.42 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $39.20 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3.50Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital + 5 more
Median$9.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$57.60in this market
Difference16.5×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $3.50Highest $61.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Sentara Careplex Hospital lowest Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Sentara Leigh Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital lowest Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl (Qu) Igg Synthesis Rate/Index, Csf, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $3.50 $7.00 — 50%
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl Albumin source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgl Albumin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $5.00 $10.00 — 50%
Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Albumin Level G/Dl source file $16.34 $32.67 — 50%
Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Albumin Serum source file $20.97 $41.93 — 50%
Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Albumin Level Mg/Dl source file $22.50 $45.00 — 50%
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgl Albumin Serum(Ms Profile)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chga-Albumin+1 more line at this price source file $36.00 $72.00 — 50%
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 MS SERUM ALBUMIN File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file $40.19 $44.66 $4.95–$42.43 10%
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 ALBUMIN BODY FLUID File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file $42.17 $46.86 $4.95–$44.52 10%
Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc So Albumin+1 more line at this price source file $42.26 $70.43 — 40%
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 ALBUMIN SERUM File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file $52.10 $57.89 $4.95–$55.00 10%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC So Albumin source file $54.00 $90.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Albumin Serum Plasma/Whole Blood source file $57.60 $96.00 — 40%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Albumin Serum Plasma/Whole Blood source file $57.60 $96.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Albumin Serum Plasma/Whole Blood source file $57.60 $96.00 — 40%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC So Albumin source file $61.20 $102.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC So Albumin source file $61.20 $102.00 — 40%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $3.50, median $9.92, highest $57.60 — a 16.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3.50. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.

18 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Porphobilinogen, 24 Hr Ur, S/O $0.50 file
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VAChgl (Qu) Multiple Sclerosis Panel 2, S/O $2.00 file
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VAChgl (Qu) Testosterone, Free, Bioavailable And Total, Ms, S/O $2.00 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.