Albumin test cost in Waco, TX
In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $7.47 to $18.18, with a median of $12.83. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest — $5.36 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $37.20 at 296 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Waco, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest lowest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC REF MAYO COMP FFBTT, CPT 82040 File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $7.47 | $12.45 | $4.11–$31.23 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC REF ARUP, COMP 0050676, CPT 82040 File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $10.13 | $16.88 | $4.16–$31.23 | 40% |
| Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 ALBUMIN LEVEL+1 more line at this price source file | $18.18 | $50.50 | $4.16–$21.83 | 64% |
| Ascension Providence Waco, TX · (254) 751-4000 CNSSIG+IGGCSF+OLIGOC 82040+1 more line at this price source file | $19.89 | $55.25 | $4.16–$21.83 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX · (254) 202-2000 HC ALBUMIN, CSF/SERUM+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $49.74 | $82.90 | $4.16–$62.17 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $7.47, median $12.83, highest $18.18 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.83. 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 2 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.