Lab tests CPT 82040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Albumin test cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient

In DeKalb, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for albumin blood test as an inpatient: from $22.77 to $22.77, with a median of $22.77. Across Mississippi, the median is $28.29 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$22.77Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital
Median$22.77half pay less
Highest$22.77in this market
Difference1.0×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 DeKalb, MS.

median
Lowest $22.77Highest $61.41

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital lowest DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC ALBUMIN-SERUM $22.77 $33.00 — 31% —
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Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital lowest DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 *HC ALBUMIN-URINE $22.77 $33.00 — 31% —
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Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 *HC ALBUMIN-CSF $61.41 $89.00 — 31% —
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Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 *HC ALBUMIN-BODY FLUID $61.41 $89.00 — 31% —
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Inpatient: lowest $22.77, median $22.77, highest $22.77.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.77 — 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.