Albumin test cost in Wichita, KS
In Wichita, KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for albumin blood test: from $8.96 to $708.00, with a median of $30.47. The lowest listed price is at Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center — $21.51 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $32.40 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Sep 1, 2026 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 Wichita, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center lowest Wichita, KS · (316) 634-0090 ALBUMIN SERUM | $8.96 | $9.00 | $2.08–$9.00 | — | — source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado, KS · (316) 321-3300 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $9.75 | $15.00 | $350.00–$757.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado, KS · (316) 321-3300 ALBUMIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL | $12.35 | $19.00 | $350.00–$757.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover, KS · (316) 300-4000 CHEMISTRY ALBUMIN SERUM | $24.12 | $40.20 | $2.29–$16.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita, KS · (316) 462-5310 ASSAY OF SERUM ALBUMIN | $36.81 | $56.63 | $4.85–$7.92 | 35% | — source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita, KS · (316) 962-2000 ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $708.00 | $708.00 | $101.24–$637.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · (316) 962-2000 ALBUMIN SERUM QN | $708.00 | $708.00 | $101.24–$637.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.96, median $30.47, highest $708.00 — a 79.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.96. 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 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.